Wireless Virtual Reality

There are many different new and amazing developments in modern technology happening everyday. One of them is virtual reality in which people can experience a false reality through the lens of VR goggles. If the development of virtual reality wasn't enough, researchers have developed wireless VR goggles which allows people to be mobile as they experience an alternate world. There was a development in the device because the HDMI chords attached to computers processing data lead to people tripping over chords while they walked around using the goggles.

One of the problems with making the device wireless was the fact that the device originally didn't support advance data processing even with wires and streaming the data without wires would be even harder to support. The researchers decided to try mmWaves which are high frequency waves that were thought to be able to help the device work wirelessly. One downside of these waves are that they do not work well with obstacles which a person is likely to encounter if they don't use the headset in a completely empty room. Researchers at MIT developed a mirror called MoVR that reflects waves at programmable angles instead of reflecting it at the same angle it comes in like it normally would. This allows the VR headset to be used with obstacles and to avoid losing signal. 

The researchers have been able to get the VR device to work but are looking to make the hardware more compact as it is much larger than a person would feel comfortable having on their face. They are also looking to make the waves compatible in order to have the ability to allow multiple devices in a room for multiplayer virtual worlds to exist wirelessly. 

References:

https://www.eecs.mit.edu/news-events/media/enabling-wireless-virtual-reality

http://www.news.com.au/technology/gadgets/wearables/review-samsungs-virtual-reality-glasses-gear-vr-are-really-here-but-are-they-really-worth-buying/news-story/8055338addf88802c5ba1b913242c42d