Main_borisov Evgeniy Borisov Digital producer, entrepreneur
Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2025 6:45 am
"I think VR travel will fill a niche, partly taking over from travel TV shows (existing places), partly from movies and games (non-existing places). Overall, until VR allows all senses to be used at once, I hope people won't trade real travel for virtuality."
Virtual tours not only encourage people to visit a place, but also help them make plans about how they want to spend their time during their trip. Just like today we read reviews of restaurants and look at photos of attractions, trying to determine which ones will be the most interesting for us.
“It allows you to quickly experience things that would otherwise take weeks to learn… It’s like teleportation, and it’s a great way to plan a trip,” explains Richard Bru, co-founder and CEO of Wemeservice, a company that turkey whatsapp number list makes mass-market VR videos.
The most obvious audience for VR travel as travel, and not as an announcement of real trips, are elderly people whose health simply does not allow them to travel “offline”. Thus, American doctor Sonya Kim created the Aloha VR program, which allows patients to relax and change the environment - as an alternative to watching TV. After putting on a virtual reality helmet, the Aloha VR user finds himself on a Hawaiian beach accompanied by music.
The virtual world allows older adults who are unhappy with their current lives to enter another world that “allows them to forget about their constant pain, anxiety, loneliness,” Kim says. In this way, the program can restore the patients’ zest for life and happiness.
Aloha VR's tropical landscapes both entertain and soothe elderly patients
Aloha VR's tropical landscapes both entertain and soothe elderly patients
Another startup, Rendever Health, is also creating similar programs that allow seniors to revisit places they lived decades ago or cities they've always dreamed of seeing.
“We think virtual reality is the most intuitive and easy-to-use technology for older people,” says co-founder Reed Hise. “All they have to do is look around. If they can see, they can use it.”
Virtual tours not only encourage people to visit a place, but also help them make plans about how they want to spend their time during their trip. Just like today we read reviews of restaurants and look at photos of attractions, trying to determine which ones will be the most interesting for us.
“It allows you to quickly experience things that would otherwise take weeks to learn… It’s like teleportation, and it’s a great way to plan a trip,” explains Richard Bru, co-founder and CEO of Wemeservice, a company that turkey whatsapp number list makes mass-market VR videos.
The most obvious audience for VR travel as travel, and not as an announcement of real trips, are elderly people whose health simply does not allow them to travel “offline”. Thus, American doctor Sonya Kim created the Aloha VR program, which allows patients to relax and change the environment - as an alternative to watching TV. After putting on a virtual reality helmet, the Aloha VR user finds himself on a Hawaiian beach accompanied by music.
The virtual world allows older adults who are unhappy with their current lives to enter another world that “allows them to forget about their constant pain, anxiety, loneliness,” Kim says. In this way, the program can restore the patients’ zest for life and happiness.
Aloha VR's tropical landscapes both entertain and soothe elderly patients
Aloha VR's tropical landscapes both entertain and soothe elderly patients
Another startup, Rendever Health, is also creating similar programs that allow seniors to revisit places they lived decades ago or cities they've always dreamed of seeing.
“We think virtual reality is the most intuitive and easy-to-use technology for older people,” says co-founder Reed Hise. “All they have to do is look around. If they can see, they can use it.”