The Incredible Evolution Of Virtual Reality

VR is rapidly changing with new technology, especially since new consoles keep evolving like the PS5 and Xbox Series X. Along with lightning fast PC's, here's what to expect in the future, while looking at where this tech came from.

As gamers, we are constantly dealing with new gimmicks that are supposed to “change the industry”. The Nintendo Power Glove. The XBox Kinect. Cheap 3D Effects. Toys to Life games like Skylanders. And through it all, we’ve seen countless attempts at virtual reality gaming. The world of VR sounds too good to be true, but companies have finally broke through and delivered some pretty great games.

SEGA was the first company to take a big leap in VR with their announcement of the SEGA VR in 1991. The success of the Sega Master Drive and Genesis helped boost the company’s portfolio and led to more development opportunities. Unfortunately, the SEGA VR never got a mainstream release. Showcased year after year, SEGA never got the VR system off the ground, running into technological problems and not delivering on the experience they promised. The only way to use the SEGA VR was through select machines found at SEGA World or SEGA Park, exclusive theme park arcades located throughout the United Kingdom. Join us on a journey as we go through the complete history of VR gaming. We dive deep into Nintendo’s multiple attempts at VR devices, how amusement parks are changing the game, and how the future of VR will help bring back the arcade experience. See how the console wars will completely change VR including some pretty incredible social VR tech from Microsoft!

Now let’s travel back to explore the world of VR, how a common toy helped the process, and see how our grandparents were using VR decades before we were even born.

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[NUGGETWOOOOOOOOYEAAAHH]

First VR: giant ATM machine looking thing
Mid VR: toaster on your head
New VR: giant spider wrapped around your head

[chigennucketgames]

My friend had a virtual boy, i never played it, i remember asking him about it and he said "oh that thing sucks", years later i figured out it was the virtual boy. Virtual boy- one day this will be highly collectible until then it sucks

[zusterx]

Imagine 50 years later... kids wearing contact lenses as vr headsets

[GasolineLicker]

I’m shocked how games like Pong, where you just moved a platform to hit a ball, evolved into completely new worlds, letting you feel the game like it’s the real world.

[thefamilybrit]

How on Earth did they manage to make a video about the history of VR and not even mention the Quest? Not to sound like a fanboy or anything, but the Quest has been huge for VR

[noplacetocry]

TheGamer: *talks about vader Immortal*
Also TheGamer: *Shows beatsaber*

[chrisplayz]

It's interesting how he didn't talk about the Valve Index.

[raccoonmegs]

These guys sound like my 40 year old uncle who hasn’t touched a game since the N64

[DrMannyWho]

The thumbnail: “from scientist goggles to a bicycle helmet.”

[LARVideos]

It's odd that phone VR was mentioned. Since that's one of the things that actually set VR back quite a bit. Making people think that VR was nothing more than just a badly executed gimmick.

[dragoonseye]

Great video. VR has come so far since I was a kid. My first experience was at the Nintendo world championships in Boston. It was the early 90’s

[FlukeRogi]

The machines shown when talking about Sega VR parks are actually Virtuality machines created by W-Industries (they were installed at various locations back in the day like Legend Quest in Nottingham), and had nothing to do with Sega. They were pretty much the only common (or reasonably common) VR machines I ever encountered back in the 90s.

[ooD]

5:07 this man really called Beat Saber Vader Immortal. I’m disappointed.

[TheMonkeCEO]

9:41 the thing about this is that you can hop in vr almost anytime. Besides at some big room that lets you play for 5 minutes for $50, you are limited by usually one game, very limited time, and constant costs if you wanna play more. Playing at home has its cons, but you are way more free

[devilstudios]

I remember when i was so desperate for a vr headset i made one myself out of cardboard i even made little controllers

[mankisser]

Love the VR awareness and support! But you failed to mention the most influential VR game to date. Half Life:Alyx. Or VRChat. Or Pavlov. Or the Quest. When was this video written?

EDIT: Or the Vive, or the countless VR creators on platforms like YouTube and twitch.

[shiesty]

my fav is the oculus quest 2, and this is my first time watching your channel. Keep up the good work. (you earned a sub and a like)!

[imaingan]

its currently 24th of dec this video just got me even more excited for my friend getting me the quest 2

[thewolfstu]

1:40 I had one of those, it had a bunch of dino pictures and I loved it.

[humanbeing]

I'd invest into a vr that is like literal glasses and the controller being gloves