Video games fans cannot wait until virtual reality becomes widely available and the tech companies have made a point of honor of making their dreams come true. What seemed, until recently, to be possible only in science fiction stories is expected to become a reality by the end of the year. Oculus Rift, vrAse, PlayStation VR, VR Samsung or HTC Vive are already present on market or will enter it any moment to make playing even more attractive.
One more use of HTC Vive was discovered by one of the Valve Corporation employees, who is working with HTC on a virtual reality headset. This time he decided to play a game called LIFE and using goggles to proposed to his girlfriend in a test room in the Valve headquarters. Kelly Tortoorice, the future bride, posted on her Facebook:
So there I was, typical day… on a sunken ship deck; fixing robots; painting three-dimensional fire; walking through the Alps; and then suddenly, a virtual engagement ring started floating my way.
Then she took headset off and saw her boyfriend on the knees with a real ring. The fiancée seemed to be positively surprised. Apparently she did not consider the idea of her boyfriend insufficiently romantic, because she said YES.
What will come next? A pair of VR goggles for everyone instead of wedding invitations? The honeymoon without leaving home? What about the wedding night…?
It would be much easier to create your dream wedding in a virtual reality, but still I’m for the traditional one. On the other hand every girl wants to hear: ‘You are so special that I decided to be the first man on Earth to propose a marriage in the Virtual Reality.’
But unfortunately guys, this pick-up line is already taken.
Sources: http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2015/10/valve-employee-uses-virtual-reality-to-propose-real-life-marriage/
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I suppose it will be at some point the very different kind of experiencing medias, just like cinematography, games, books and music are not alike. It is already growing so fast I cannot imagine where the whole idea of Virtual Reality will be in, lets say, ten years. I know that Hollywood is experimenting with usage of VR in movies and that’s really interesting
Technology is developing so rapidly and yet it still seems so surreal. As cool as it is to be innovative and first in some aspects I would still like personal moments to stay personal and real, not virtual. Nevertheless this could be a great solution for long distance relationships one day.
I don’t believe in long distance relationships, only real diamonds can solve this problem :)Honestly, If man wouldn’t make this effort to come and see you, he is not worth being with him. In this case technology is not convincing me.
It sounds really cool “to be the first one, who (…)” and what technology enable us to do is absolutely fantastic, nevertheless, I think people start to care too much about the virtual world and tend to forget how to enjoy the real life. It scares me that for our grandchildren or even children the virtual world wil be more “normal” than the actual world and will prefer to do everything using the Internet and devices. But then again, people are afraid of what they do not know so I am trying to keep an open mind and I am waiting for virtual solutions for the other activities that Natalia has mentioned 🙂
maybe for us it’s ‘too much’, but everyone has different concept of ‘perfect marriage proposal’ and they seems to be happy – so good for them 😉
Such a girly topic 🙂
Let’s mix it up so that not to be that “girly”.
When I see comments like “I’d prefer real over virtual” for me it is a clear evidence that the speed of changes is too high and we are hard to accept it. However, our children might feel ok with this kind of tech
I was laughing at the fact that proposing in VR is already taken as a pick-up line ))) But you know, in this case, girls will be able to choose their nails before a “Special day” in another reality ahahaha
Virtual Reality isn’t just for gaming anymore! A Valve employee proposed to his girlfriend using HTC Vive while playing a game called LIFE. She said YES!