2016年CRI Virtual Reality Takes Center Stage at MWC 2016

 

The biggest thrill at the Mobile World Congress is a white-knuckle roller coaster ride.

At the Samsung booth, people are lining¹ up all day to take a virtual² ride.

"Well, it was an amazing experience. I really enjoyed it. It is like being there, it is like a real feeling."

Everywhere you look on the show floor people are trying on different VR headsets, playing different VR games, or testing new VR applications.

Nicole Scott, editor of technology website Mobilegeeks, says VR technology is improving.

"Everybody is talking about VR this year. it is because the technology is finally there that the average person is not going to feel sick when they use it. So the frame rates are up, the displays are there. And we are starting to get enough content that you can have more than just one demo."

Samsung is showing off its Gear³ VR headset at the show, attracting crowds of visitors to experience the fresh technology.

It uses the screen of a Samsung Smartphone that is slid in to the headset and then acts as the screen.

Devindra Hardawar enjoyed the Samsung Gear VR headset a lot.

"So instead of just staring at a photo, or staring at a video, you put on a headset and you are there. You are at a specific historic⁴ event, you are in a friend's house. Something like that."

But in the future, VR will not just be for gaming. Kevin Curran, professor of Computer Science at Ulster University, says VR technology will be for everything and everyone.

"We will see VR in driverless cars when people go to work on the subway, on trams on the bicycles. VR will just be everywhere because it is that perfect product that turns online experience into an immersive online experience."

Canadian Summit⁵ Tech has developed a software which allows virtual reality meetings, using 360 degree cameras placed in meeting rooms or cafes.

People can join as avatars while wearing the headsets, or can call in from their phones, just using the standard smartphone camera.

Alido Di Giovanni, the president of Summit Tech, introduces his product to people.

"We feel that VR isolates⁶ people, disconnects people even. Virtual experiences where they are alone or with virtual characters may attract a certain crowd, but you know, the human experience is about connecting people together, and how do we get people to actually want to us it and connect with people in real time. So we have added communication services with VR, standards based features such as video calling on regular telecom networks."

Experts say that VR will be the next innovation⁷ to change people's lives following the smart phone revolution.

However, VR content is considered to be lagging behind.

Wang Tong, chief technical officer of Samsung's Chinese branch, calls for VR content to keep up with hardware.

"Content is a problem for VR technology. Our product enables users to create their own VR content which can also be shared through sharing platforms. It provides consumers a quick channel to experience the wonderful world of VR technology."

This reality has become a challenge to market players who have made heavy investment in the VR area.

For CRI, I'm Min Rui.

1 lining   

n.衬里，衬料

参考例句：

• The lining of my coat is torn.我的外套衬里破了。
• Moss makes an attractive lining to wire baskets.用苔藓垫在铁丝篮里很漂亮。

2 virtual   

adj.实质上的，事实上的，实际上的

参考例句：

• This reply is a virtual acceptance of our offer.这一回答实质上是接受了我们的建议。
• At that time the East India Company was the virtual ruler of Bengal.那时东印度公司是孟加拉的实际统治者。

3 gear   

n.齿轮，传动装置，设备，衣服；vt.使适应

参考例句：

• We have to gear our lives to the new changes.我们必须使自己的生活适应新的变化。
• The teeth of the wheel gear into each other.齿轮互相啮合。

4 historic   

adj.历史上著名的，具有历史意义的

参考例句：

• This is a historic occasion.这是具有重大历史意义的时刻。
• We are living in a great historic era.我们正处在一个伟大的历史时代。

5 summit   

n.最高点，峰顶；最高级会议；极点

参考例句：

• They climbed up the mountain and reached the summit.他们爬山，最终达到了山顶。
• The summit of the mountain is lost in the cloud and mist.山顶隐没在云雾之中。

6 isolates   

v.使隔离( isolate的第三人称单数 )；将…剔出（以便看清和单独处理）；使（某物质、细胞等）分离；使离析

参考例句：

• The transformer isolates the transistors with regard to d-c bias voltage. 变压器可在两个晶体管之间隔离直流偏压。 来自辞典例句
• In regions with certain isolates of TRV, spraining is more prominent. 在具有TRV某些分离物的地区，坏死是比较显著的。 来自辞典例句

7 innovation   

n.改革，革新，新观念，新方法，新发明

参考例句：

• There are all sorts of possibilities for technical innovation.技术革新的门道很多。
• An enterprise should encourage innovation.企业应鼓励创新。