Amid its rich and varied history, the business use cases for virtual reality have sometimes been hard to identify. Only recently has the technology gained a toehold in the mainstream, most notably with the development of the Oculus virtual reality headset.
The first systems, with their 8-bit video game-inspired graphics, appeared around 30 years ago but the past ten years have seen tech giants jump on board. Finally, it seemed, companies were mobilizing their vast resources to produce VR technology with purpose.
Even as doubts over the relevance of VR have been raised, the likes of Meta, Alphabet, and Apple have poured funding into VR R&D, with Apple’s Vision Pro headset the standout announcement in the space in the past year.
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