VR and machine predictions for 2017 - Information Age

David Eden from Tata Communications asks what technologies will shape the way people live, work and experience the world around us in 2017 and beyond. The article will also examine what barriers are standing in the way of some of most exciting and talked-about innovations today. While the hype might suggest otherwise, virtual reality (VR) won't become mainstream in 2017. However, its industrialisation will start to gather momentum. VR has already been used as a training tool in medicine, and next year there will be more innovative VR-enabled medical applications.