Game Development Reference
In-Depth Information
Flow of Te chnology Towards a “Holodeck” Virtual World Experience
“Holodeck”
2023 - 2053?
Anticipated Date
this technology
reaches Gartner's
Hype Cycle Plateau of
Productivity and
becomes mainstream
Total
Immersion
Internet of
Things -
Machine
Eco-system
Mesh
Networks
Sensor
Human
Augmentation
Audio Mining
Speech Analysis
Natural-Language
Question Answering
Mobile Robots
Gamification
2018 - 2023
Virtual
Personalities
Google Glass for
Virtual Worlds
Haptic
Clothing
Near Field
Communication
Big Data
“Contact Lens”
Interface
2015 - 2018
Social Analytics
Siri
Omni-directional
Treadmill
Database
Access
Vocal
Understanding
Binaural
Sound System
Haptic
Feedback
Google Glass
3D Sound
Oculus Rift
Full Vision
Display
Body
Tracking
FIGURE 17.1
Diagram showing possible low of technology over time that will lead towards the development of a
“holodeck” virtual world experience.
