{"id":76,"date":"2019-02-28T15:28:47","date_gmt":"2019-02-28T04:28:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onlineinvent.com.au\/blog\/?p=76"},"modified":"2019-01-21T23:53:36","modified_gmt":"2019-01-21T12:53:36","slug":"vr-technology-and-the-future-of-web-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onlineinvent.com.au\/blog\/vr-technology-and-the-future-of-web-development\/","title":{"rendered":"VR Technology and the Future of Web Development"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>VR\ntechnology at present\ncommonly involves using virtual\nreality headsets that\nallow the projection of multiple and various environments (physical\nenvironments or props) that mindfully generate images, sounds and\nother sensations that make users feel that they are physical present\nin an imaginary environment. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This technology has transcended and revolutionary gadgets and programming codes have brought this technology to a point that it has the potential to revolutionise how web surfers will use the web in future. In other words, the progress that VR tech has made over the last decade will practically allow people to experience VR via web browsers.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many large MNCs have\nalready taken the first steps towards using Web-VR app as it is\ncurrently known as in a bid to be the \u2018first movers\u2019 in the\nscene. Despite the fact that the technological constructs of VR is\nstill very much in its infancy as a technology, these MNCs are\nalready looking at the shape of things to come and some of them\ninclude none other than Google, Facebook, Ikea and Microsoft. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These companies have\ninvested heavily on the development of VR objectively with the sole\naim of enhancing the experiences of their customers and looking at\nhow things are rolling, the time before both hardware and software\nbecome available is not too far off for mainstream use. Currently VR\nis a critical element in gaming and marketing apart from other\nsmaller factions such as education using VR (real-life applications),\nbut the rapid evolution of VR could change how people will use the\nweb entirely. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The primary agenda of VR\nhas always been founded on making things more effective and efficient\nand in the current era of a visually-inclined world, businesses are\nseeing the potential of VR towards packaging goods and services in\nthe most efficient manner possible. In order to make virtual reality\nbased websites a possibility surfers\/ customers will only be needing\nand app and of course a VR headset. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This will allow customers\nto experience products and stroll about the virtual environments that\nare rendered for them as IKEA has currently done. Audi has used VR to\npromote their products with minimal risk via their\n\u2018try-before-you-buy\u2019 concept and many other automobile\nmanufacturers are following suit due to their realisation that VR has\nthe potential to bring sales presentations to an even higher level.\nEven the medical community has not left out the possibility of using\nVR on their sites as proven by Kind-VR that has managed to come up\nwith a VR app that is designed to assist patients to cope with pain\nand stress via their sites. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The mechanics behind\nKind-VR involves transporting patients into a virtual environment\nthat basically distracts their mind from pain or stress and renders\nthem in an environment that enhances the production of hormones such\nas dopamine. The reason behind large companies pursuing VR based\nofferings which is expected to surpass the 40 Billion dollar\nbenchmark by 2020 is not a wild goose chase as the projected economic\nimpact of VR based offerings to businesses globally is projected to\nexceed $15 billion at the end of 2019 and is expected to double by\n2020. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Virtual Reality is expected to fill the gap between the experience of shopping in a brick and mortar store e-commerce browsing and VR based websites would simply mean that users will have no need to download 3<sup>rd<\/sup> party apps to experience VR on browsers which creates new opportunities for not just the marketers, but also the consumers. There is no doubt that the future of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onlineinvent.com.au\">website development<\/a> will be in VR format at the click of the mouse.   <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VR technology at present commonly involves using virtual reality headsets that allow the projection of multiple and various environments (physical environments or props) that mindfully generate images, sounds and other sensations that make users feel that they are physical present in an imaginary environment. 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