Virtual Reality Check 🥽

A few years ago, the 'Metaverse' was hypothesized to be the successor to the mobile internet—a persistent, immersive 3D world where we would work, play, and socialize. Facebook even renamed itself 'Meta' to signal this commitment. However, adoption has been slower than anticipated. Clunky headsets, motion sickness, and a lack of compelling use cases have kept it a niche hobby.

The focus has now shifted to 'Spatial Computing' and Mixed Reality (MR), as popularized by Apple's Vision Pro. Instead of escaping to a cartoon world, MR overlays digital information onto the real world. This has practical applications in training (medical surgery simulations), design (viewing 3D architecture on site), and remote collaboration.

The challenge remains hardware shrinking. For this tech to become ubiquitous, the device needs to look like a normal pair of glasses, not a heavy ski mask. Until the form factor improves, the Metaverse may remain a digital ghost town.