Virtual Reality Predictions: What Does The Rest Of 2025 Have In Store?
At Fuel, we’ve been watching virtual reality flourish over the past six years, evolving from a niche tool to a widely applicable technology with powerful applications for business, education, gaming and more. But what’s next? Moving into 2025, we expect this development to keep going strong if our virtual reality predictions are anything to go by.
Improvements In AI Technology Will Enhance VR Experiences
Recent advancements in AI have immense potential to enhance our user experience in VR. Generative AI has been a hot topic of conversation for some time now, but its applications in VR are only beginning to take off. Natural language processing could revolutionise training simulations, for example, by introducing an interactive element to the session, which would make the experience much more valuable to the user.
There’s potential across all different kinds of VR applications. AI-powered procedural generation could be a game-changer for VR gaming, allowing for endless exploration in a customised environment. There’s also a lot to be said for the use of AI in social VR platforms too, allowing for the generation of 3D models that could be used for anything from avatars to set pieces for the environment. AI integration is one of our virtual reality predictions we’re most curious to see develop further.
Increasing Accessibility To VR Hardware
We’re starting to see VR hardware become slightly more accessible, with lower-cost alternatives and the potential for less costly manufacturing beginning to emerge. There is now a steadily growing market for less advanced and more budget-friendly headsets as entry points into VR. For the first time, we’re seeing the barrier to entry begin to lower.
There is also a lot hinging on the manufacturing process, with more development hopefully making hardware components such as sensors and processors cheaper without compromising efficiency. Based on current trends, our virtual reality predictions in this area are looking positive.
Immersive Education Continues To Develop
The idea of immersive education is becoming very popular in both schools and workplaces across the world, and continued development in that area is one of our main virtual reality predictions for 2025.
You may have heard of the phrase ‘learning by doing’. Immersive education is exactly that, providing interactive and engaging learning opportunities where you can gain real experience in a simulated environment. Statistics show the incredible benefits of VR in education – an 85% reduction in learning time and 80% information retention after a full year. It’s a modern approach to learning that has been shown to have a lot of really positive effects, and we’re keen to see how it develops further as more and more places start making use of it.
No Expected Major Breakthroughs In VR Hardware
VR technology is continuing to advance all the time, and 2025 is slated to be no exception. Some of the developments from CES 2025 are very exciting for VR enthusiasts like us, and we’re keen to see how this tech is used in future hardware. But if one of your own virtual reality predictions is that 2025 has a major breakthrough in store, we reckon you might want to lower your expectations.
We’ve heard no news to indicate a radical shift in VR tech in 2025. We’ll still be wearing bulky helmets instead of sleek visors, and improving passthrough quality enough to be mistaken for real-world vision is still a thing of the future. You can read about what we’re expecting from headsets in future in our blog on what to expect from the highly-anticipated Meta Quest 4.
More Adoption Of VR In Business
We’ve observed a major shift over the years with VR technology, where it isn’t only being used for games anymore, which is why one of our virtual reality predictions is a continuation of their growth. All sorts of different companies are finding creative ways to implement VR into their business in some way, be it in staff training like our close friends at KILO Interactive, interactive product previews, product prototyping and more.
We’re expecting this trend of business VR development to continue through 2025. It’s been a real game changer for many companies, creating a real demand for widespread adoption.
We’re really keen to see how the space around VR develops in future and whether our virtual reality predictions end up coming true. We’ll be sure to keep a close eye on things and can’t wait to see how the year progresses. One thing’s for sure – the future of VR is looking brighter than ever.
In Short: There’s a lot to look forward to in the world of VR over the next year and beyond. As it becomes more accessible and commonplace in education and business, we’re expecting to see some really creative applications of VR technology. This in turn will fuel greater innovation in VR development, with other emerging technologies such as AI bringing it to all new heights.
