What Will Be Our Virtual Reality Headset?
The video you’re about to watch shows a 90-year-old grandmother testing out an Oculus Rift virtual reality headset. I don’t know what that is. I do know that it was funded by Kickstarter and that it has been getting some buzz at tech events this year. Hahaha. Do you want to just delete all of your tech website bookmarks and reboot your browsers over here from now on? I know all the stuff, don’t worry. THE POINT IS that we’re about to watch a video of an adorable grandmother with this device on her face, just loving it so much and having a great time, and you are going to love it. “It’s so real! It’s a picture in here, huh?” she says at one point. “HOLY MACKEREL!” she says at another point. But my question is: What will be our virtual reality headset, when we’re grandmas? It can be said that this virtual reality headset is already my virtual reality headset because of how I told you that I don’t know what it is, but RELAX, SMART ALECK. I know what a “virtual reality headset” is. Those have been in movies, like, forever. I just don’t know what this SPECIFIC one is. Ugh. Anyway, what will it be? What scary new future technology awaits us in our twilight years? Computers implanted directly into your cornea that make everyone look like Idris Elba, or whomever? Teleportation, but not REAL teleportation, but like a room that can virtually change to any room and, if that other room has the same kind of technology, you can interact with the people currently in that room? So you never have to leave your house to go to a party? Kale juice actually tastes good? WHAT WILL IT BEEEEEE?!
You’re great, grandma! I’m sorry you’re on YouTube! (Thanks for the tip, Lawblog!)