Virtual reality and experience that brings us closer to a chapter of Black Mirror due to its proximity to that possible puzzling future, in this case the technology that the company shows us OMNIPRESENCE it is socially accepted because it does not show the possible negative uses of that technology.
We have always related virtual reality technology to the field of leisure but this it does not have to be limited to a simple game it can go further and focus on topics such as medicine, tourism and all kinds of social topics. Without a doubt, the technology they offer is something fascinating.
We have always seen virtual reality as a technology focused on the world of video games where you put on glasses and start killing zombies like crazy, the truth is that this technology can be used for a large number of topics, the idea of change is to think about what could be done with it and who could benefit from its possible uses.
A little information about its creator and the company:
OMNIPRESENCE
Daniel is an interdisciplinary researcher, artist, and entrepreneur. It is considered a electronic art explorer or with a interaction designer with special interest in hybrid virtual reality, telepresence and social innovation. He is one of the founders and researchers of the non-profit association BeAnotherLab, creators of “The Machine of Being Another”(The Machine To Be Another) a system that uses illusions of property of the body, performance art and virtual reality to "put yourself in the other's shoes" promoting tolerance and mutual understanding, and understanding the relationship between identity and empathy from a body perspective.
In 2015 he co-founded Omnipresence, an XR (Extended Reality) company focused on embedded virtual reality systems, telepresence through human avatars, and social network technologies, promoting human connection and positive transformations in society. The company's mission is currently focused on create new paradigms in the face of technology consumption in business services, entertainment, art, education and health.
Daniel was present at the TDW18 (Tenerife Design Week 2018) a design event where he was able to talk about his technology and directly show the process and real experience that a person achieves when immersed in this type of virtual reality. In his presentation he chose a character from the audience and put the virtual reality glasses on him, through a video the person was believed to be inside that other body, the actions that Daniel carried out in a coordinated way with those of the video made the experience even more real. Daniel touched the other person, gave him food and moved in such a way that it seemed that it was the video he was watching.
What can this achieve?
Let's imagine a person who does not have mobility on the body and that through a video can see how someone walks in the rain, the assistant could pour drops of water on their face to increase the feeling of reality.
It is a unique experience where virtual reality becomes an avatar that seeks to increase people's experiences.
A possible use in the field of tourism it could be the use of what they call "avatars" a real person puts on glasses and you you can see everything that person does being able to even give orders to carry out all kinds of actions. That avatar could go to a flea market buy an object that you like and then send it home to you, that avatar could give a tour of the next hotel you visit, all kinds of possibilities.
It could be a chapter of Black Mirror But today is the present real life, the future will determine in which this technology derives. What do you think the future of this could be?