The Future Visualized
As we advance full speed into the future, one thing to think about is how our lives will change. Most importantly, how will the way we work change? Considering we spend ⅓ of our life working, ways that we can ease our workload the happier our lives will be. For instance, if we can offhand the miscellaneous and repetitive tasks that take up the majority of our days to advanced technology, we with both have less to do and less stress.
While the amount of work we have will change, so will where we do it. As the COVID-19 pandemic has shown us, the future of work is remote work. It has become increasingly apparent that the need for big offices is no longer necessary. Zoom is only the beginning. Once VR is fully adopted the norm will be to work from home. But where this comes together is that with VR, it won’t feel like we are home. Through our headsets, we can virtually meet with our colleagues as if we are physically together.
As the workday winds down and we clock out of our virtual meetings, our VR experiences do not stop. Yes, our productivity will be at an all-time high, but our leisure time just got a whole lot better too. Have any of you ever watched the movie Ready Player One? If not, I highly suggest checking it out to get a taste of what is coming our way. Hanging out with friends in person will feel archaic and unnatural. The future of social gatherings is through VR. And you know why this is a good thing? Because the limitations of what you can do with your friends is only limited by your imagination. That, and you can connect with anyone in any part of the world as if you live in the same neighborhood. The world is not getting smaller, the world is now as small as it will ever be. You can be anywhere and do anything with anyone. Period.
Yes, these things sound radical and scary, and maybe they are. But as technology advances, we have a responsibility to have conversations about what we want our future to look like. We are on the verge of dramatic change in how our society operates. It is up to us to guide it in the direction we feel is best. So you tell me, how do you feel about the future of technology and ways that it will be implemented into our lives?
I have to say, I do like the bluntness of this post. I think it really captures how quickly the future is changing, and how we will have to deal with it. It is crazy and a bit scary to think about, but by acknowledging that it is going to happen, we will all be more ready. I do wonder, what else is going to evolve alongside VR?
ReplyDeleteI never thought of VR business meetings, and it honestly makes sense. How would school factor into this though? I work at a school and so much of a child's development is dependent on in-person cues that would likely get lost in VR. All in all while I'm excited for a more technological future I still appreciate being in-person with people and will push my friends to do in-person activities if we live to the point you have described.
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen the movie, but I have read Ready Player One. While I think VR is cool for video games, I really don't want to live in a world where all of our social interaction takes place virtually. Social media, texting, and phone calls are criticized because it is not a replacement for in person meetings. I think humans crave having physical proximity and intimacy. It would be a sad world if we lost that.
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