Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Virtual Reality (VR) are gaining popularity across the globe. The dog faces and funny filters on Instagram and Snapchat are the creation of AI and VR. R&D in AI and VR will create significant scope in varied domains including cloud computing, big data, consumer electronics and so forth. The automation in VR is going to be massive, 2019- will be a year to remember. The technologies are changing the way we live, work and socialize, and is enhancing at a rapid pace. The fully immerse computer-generated world to innovation such as “Ready Player One” that provides you real world view and advances in VR are mesmerizing. It is more sophisticated, powerful and a visual delight. VR powered with AI can do wonder.
VR is increasingly gaining momentum owing to its adoption for training in military, academics, healthcare among other domains. Education and training for military operations and surgical procedures are expensive and risky, however, by using VR technology organization can reduce the costs and provide the best training without exposing them to risk. In July 2019, in the customer service department, Walmart used 17,000 Oculus GO Headsets for training its employees. Moreover, in the US army, Microsoft HoloLens technology of VR was used to provide soldiers a real-time update on their environment.
VR has a big impact on online shopping and it improves e-commerce for products which require fits. Being able to see the things to complete the fit will remove for these products and open big possibilities for online shopping. It will be amazing to see how a couch would look like in your room before buying it. There are different VR headsets on the CES (Consumer Electronic Show) such as the new HTC Vive Pro with eye-tracking and a new version of Oculus Quest that is coming from facebook VR arm later in 2019. VR headset replaces the real world with computer graphics by adding digital elements into a real-world setting.
VR is used in pharmacy education to provide an engaging learning experience and technological advancement have substantially risen the potential usefulness of VR for pharmacy education through providing immersive educational activities which imitate real-world experience to reinforce laboratory and didactic concept. VR training utilizes head-mounted displays in pharmacy education. In July 2019, the Museum of Future Experience in New York SoHo, is the latest millennial museum but it is not for taking selfies in front of colorful backdrops and not sharing on social media but the visitor has to wear a VR inducing Oculus S headset and prepare them to have their minds blown.
Moreover, this idea has come up with after realizing that VR had failed to take off due to business model mistakenly assumed people were going to purchase VR headset for their personal use. In June 2019, the technology LOreal VR Modiface offers make-up testing technology to Amazon will allow the customer to try out cosmetics in VR through their Smartphone’s before purchasing the products. Loreal inclined towards VR to enable its own online sales in association with Facebook to seek advantage of social media network and allow customers for virtual makeup tests and purchase for its label that includes NYX and Decay. Amazon has launched its own beauty and skincare products known as Belei capitalizing demand for creams and skin treatment.
