Pokemon Go is just the beginning.
Augmented reality and virtual reality are taking center stage in 2016, promising to be the future of technology and how we releate to the world around us.
Ar/vr glasses and head mounted devices are the tech of the future and soon enough you’ll wonder how you ever lived without them. Wearable computing may have seemed impractical and excessive in the past, but form and functionality are making these devices trendy and a tech force to reckon with.
Augmented reality is projected to become a $90 billion industry.
Why is augmented reality projected to generate so much more revenue than virtual reality?
Communication – 2015 there were 341.5 million smartphone sales worldwide – ar provides real world replacement for mobile devices.
Marketing -by 2019, 72% of digital advertising will be for mobile devices and remarketing will personalize advertisements to stream to your glasses or contact lenses
Networking – by 2018, 2.55 billion people will be social network users – never forget someone’s name again as long as they are in your social network
Take a look at this infographic on FramesDirect to learn more about the future of glasses and AR/VR.
