Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Monday that by 2030, people could use advanced smart glasses to ‘teleport’ to locations such as other people’s homes, and talk to them as if they were physically present, replacing in-person meetings with a headset. -based digital experience.
One outcome of this vision of the future could be a reduction in travel for business or pleasure, which could help mitigate the effects of climate change, Zuckerberg said in an interview with The Information.
Obviously, there will be cars and planes and so on. But the more we can teleport, not only do we eliminate personal commuting and things that are kind of annoying to us individually, but I think that’s better for society and for the planet in general, “said Zuckerberg.
Most major technology companies, including Apple, Microsoft and Google, are working on augmented reality technology, which overlays computer-generated images over images of the real world. They are all competing to shape the next big computer interface after the smartphone and the touchscreen.
Zuckerberg’s comments are notable for representing a cohesive vision from an industry leader about what augmented reality technology can do for consumers, not just other companies, and he identifies software that could be off the hook to get people to buy and then advanced computers on their computer. face: virtual personal communication.
The ultimate vision years later, as Zuckerberg said on Monday, is normal-looking computer-controlled glasses that can display content alongside the real world through transparent displays.
“There will be all these great use cases that come out of this … instead of calling someone or having a video chat, just snap your fingers and teleport, and you sit there and they are busy on their couch and it feels like you are there together, ” said Zuckerberg.
Zuckerberg says an advantage of AR-powered “teleportation” is that it can shorten travel or travel time. Ultimately, AR could allow workers to live where they want, perhaps in a less expensive region, and “basically teleport to work,” Zuckerberg said.
“We talked a little bit about climate change before we became that important,” said Zuckerberg. “People may want to travel a little less in the future and do it more efficiently, and be able to go places without having to take the travel time or travel time.”
Zuckerberg’s interview is because the social media company plans to release smart glasses later this year in partnership with Ray-Ban, although he said they wouldn’t be “full AR,” meaning they won’t be sophisticated virtual objects. show. Facebook plans to release more advanced AR glasses as the technology gets better.
Facebook is also developing virtual reality headsets that don’t have transparent displays through Oculus, which it bought for $ 2 billion in 2014. It currently sells the Oculus 2, a $ 300 virtual reality headset. Zuckerberg said he believes software makers will start creating software in virtual reality before switching to augmented reality, calling the two technologies “two sides of the same coin.”