VR In Public Speaking

VR In Public Speaking

With the way technology moves forward so quickly, we often wonder what the next implemented tech will be to enhance and evolve the presentation experience. Whether it be for the listener or for the presenter, I believe that VR glasses will evolve and improve public speaking interaction from a video media perspective.

What are VR Glasses? Over the last two or three years, augmented reality has taken a significant leap forward into the 21st century with the use of portable VR Glasses from companies like Samsung, Smartphone technology such as Google Cardboard, and fully developed systems such as Oculus. Through the use of these headgear technologies and the powerful, high graphic performance computers of today, we are able to display excellent new experiences to people all over the world using visual goggles which offer three dimensional, fully immersed experiences.

How can we start to implement this into a presentation? What if there was a way we could design a 3d walk through during a building pitch, or take people across the world to place them in a 360 degree environment to view just how awful some of the conditions are in a sweatshop in asian, or even just had the ability to display a video which everyone could see perfectly with no hassle of needing a big room for the projector? Everyone could see and hear everything crystal clear. It would be an exciting experience for those involved, and when people are excited to use something, they are sure to remember the experience better.

With Bigger companies like Microsoft, Facebook, and Google heavily investing (Facebook has reportedly purchased Oculus for $2B) this future technology will offer a distraction free experience like no other. Prices used to vary between company; Google Cardboard can be made using an old pizza box -not a joke, while Oculus Rift was $2500 per unit. The prices are now normalizing, and minimal investment for proper equipment is ranging in the $100-200 range, while the premium (which is not necessary for this implication,) still holds its high value for now. Looking into the use of a big projector/av set up, smart-board, or other technologies for multimedia projection, this seems like a feasible option for alternative in the future.