The Future Of Virtual Reality

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Thanh Thien Pham
Prof. Sylvia Garcia-Palauro
ENGL 1301: Composition 1 36908
October 17, 2017

Have you ever wanted to immerse in an imaginary world that you can interact with? Many developers are creating this technology called Virtual Reality. It is a new exciting technology that will impact the way we live, not only for entertainment, but for many different purposes in our life as well.
What is Virtual Reality (VR)? Virtual reality is a rising technology that simulates a three-dimensional image or environment that can be interacted with. It has gained plenty of attention over the past few years and constantly growing with many big companies raising fund to develop it. In 2014, Facebook bought Oculus VR for $2.3 billion and a recent report from Bloomberg indicates that Facebook about to release the most affordable VR in 2018; Sony’s PlayStation VR headset is a shining spotlight on the viability of VR gaming; while Google and Samsung are dominating the VR market on smart phones.
Virtual reality is accessible nowadays. People can experience VR through their smartphone or high-end computer with some extra accessories and a corresponding application. On smartphones, people can purchase …show more content…

A new study published by Am J Psychiatry found that VR uses in therapy are considered as effective as drug therapy. According to TechCrunch, more than 40 million people in the U.S. are affected by anxiety disorders and it costs $42 billion annually. In the past, virtual reality has been applied for years as a device for therapists to administer virtual reality exposure therapy but not broadly available at that time because of the cost and technology limitations; but with the swiftly growing technology, more affordable VR headsets is now available, it opens a new opportunity to devolve mental health treatment. Virtual reality treatment is more accessible for patients and improving the lives of people everywhere around the

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