What Ever Happened to Virtual Reality?

bergeron76 writes "It seems like it's been ages since I heard of any advances in "Virtual Reality" technology. Was Virtual Reality just hype? Are there any new or existing projects that have made any significant inroads (aside from the first-person shooter games)? Is total virtual immersion a worthless persuit / dead industry? If not, what are the bottlenecks that are delaying it?"

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Easy Answer

[KyleNicholson]

The Matrix scared everyone.

What do you mean?

[screwballicus]

In 1995, Virtual Reality systems reached the apex of all conceivable technological possibility, realised its own state of perfection, and ceased to advance for lack of further necessity.

Actually

[Dante Shamest]

It seems like it's been ages since I heard of any advances in "Virtual Reality" technology. Was Virtual Reality just hype?

Ah, the irony. I love my job.

- The Architect

Re:What Ever Happened to Virtual Reality?

[wickedsteve]

This all seems so very real. You didn't even notice the transition did you?

Tin Hats on!

[femto]

Contrary to popular belief, virtial reality was not perfected in 1995. In reality VR was perfected in 1994. 10:42pm on 29th November to be precise. At this time, the US population was sedated by the United Nations via a dose to the drinking water supply. When they woke up 24 hours later, the entire nation was "Trumanised".

To keep suspicions at bay, advances in VR were removed from this new reality.

It's hard on the US people, but that was the only way the world could keep their growing nuclear arsenal at bay. On the bright side, GWB is just a bad dream (one they will never wake up from).

This post will not be posted on the VR version of slashdot.

Re:No consumer porn applications

[rfc1394]

As Dennis Miller is reported to have said, "When some unemployed punk in Trenton, New Jersey can buy a plug-in for $29.95 that allows him to make love to Cindy Crawford, Virtual Reality is going to make crack look like Sanka."