Thursday, November 3, 2016

Introduction idea 2

      In 2015 Samsung released the first virtual reality headset designed to transport users into another realm and change their visual reality. The headset completely blocks out the outside world and immerses the viewer in a new environment whether it is an unrealistic virtual world or a hyper realistic form of a familiar place. A second similar version of this technology called augmented reality has been created and perfected in recent years. Augmented reality changed the visual field by either adding or subtracting from it but does not completely change the visual field of the user. In the wake of this new technology, BMW motor company has released a line of concept designs for their centennial year aptly labeled the Vision 100 series. There are two vehicles created for this design one a car, and the other a motorcycle. Aside from the obvious physical differences in the designs compared to past versions, both vehicles will feature augmented reality technology. Their first design in this direction starts with goggles designed for driving with the Mini. BMW then brought the goggle concept over to their Vision 100 Motorrad motorcycle which are designed to help navigate the user as well as project important road information and show them what is around them. The Vision 100 car will feature a completely augmented reality dashboard, one of the first to be designed. This technology is rapidly evolving and shaping the way we live our lives. To better understand the future of this technology we must to look to history of it and how it was designed   

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