The Future of Entertainment Technology May be in Your Recliner or Couch Soon
It is a Friday night and you are getting ready to watch the latest blockbuster from your favorite place in the family room of your home. You could watch it on a 65” 4K screen or put your high definition virtual reality (VR) headset on and watch it alone or as part of a movie group who you can share some virtual popcorn with. Long distance relationships just got a little closer than just a facetime chat.
Or you want to go to the ballet but there are no physical events until early 2021. Do we chalk it up to the year that passed us by, or do we create a virtual world of expanded options? Think of all the old Rock and Roll bands out there doing the circuit to either pay the bills or to continue living the dream. It is doubtful that Kansas or The Moddy Blues used the PPP program to keep the funds flowing. And another year older…
The new reality is that Virtual has to fill the gaps. Zoom or other meeting software is fine, but the real magic lies in a full, 360°, High Def, VR Headset, Bose Over-The-Ear experience that leaves your heartbeat thumping and your senses tingling. You can be in a stadium with thousands of screaming fans at any concert in the world or enjoy the finesse and grace of a much quieter ballet theater. VR is a major part of the future of entertainment. Platforms like Engage or the revival of JanusVR, can take us to the virtual world of full immersion. Integrate a motion sensor sofa with haptic capabilities and a rumble seat and prepare for true exhilaration.
The audiences in VR are small now but there will be an explosion of usage over the next few years because not only entertainment will be on them, but education, work and training will be moving into VR in a big way. Your work-from-home neighbors will all have a personal or company issued VR device. Or WebVr will be used for those without the headsets. Now comes the technology challenges that 5G and Edge Computing will need to prepare for.
In the future, our entertainment rooms will also include isolation rooms that are soundproof and set up to allow seated or standing experiences. Safety rails or soft walls will keep us from getting hurt while we jump up and sing our lungs out with our favorite bands. All of this virtual entertainment is possible today with Fortress Data Centers leading a local charge to connect the 5G Enabled, Neutral Carrier Meet-Me Room with Edge Computing, SDN Interconnectivity, Mission-Critical Colocation and more. Speed and low latency are critical. Processing at the Edge optimizes the experiences as well. Pre-loading content to local nodes on the network creates even better experiences. It all needs to be as close to the user as possible.
We can’t wait a year to watch our favorite ballet troupe perform again, live. Or see Bruce Springsteen in concert for the 20th time, live. Because live is the reality we expect, even virtually.
Contact Fortress Data Centers at info@fortressdc.com or call 1-800-940-0997 to learn more about getting closer to your end user.