Steve Wozniak and Palmer Luckey think VR is great, but AR is way behind

By Nick Pino

“I’m old school. I like Superman. But there are new super heroes out there in the real world today, people like Palmer Luckey who are creating technology we never thought could exist.”

That’s a humbling remark regardless of whose mouth it comes from. When it comes from Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, however, it means just a little more.

Steve Wozniak and Palmer Luckey met on stage at Silicon Valley Comic Con earlier today to talk about their childhood heroes, virtual and augmented reality, and the newly minted Woz’s Law of Robotics.

The overall tone of the argument was one of optimism as both the well-spoken 23-year-old entrepreneur and iconic Apple founder believe that the future of technology is a bright one.

The future of virtual reality

“Even the content Hollywood is creating is built by game engines that have been built for virtual reality. You’re going to see people who work in the game industry start popping up in all new places like education, Hollywood and more,” Luckey said.

“The idea I’m really excited about is telepresence. That’s not something you can get from communication technology in its current form. Virtual reality is going to be better and more convenient than going …read more

Source:: techradar.com – Gaming