Virtual reality is going to, by process of elimination, be the only interface that’s viable for controlling the next generation of surgical instruments and diagnostic techniques.
Predictor: Lanier, Jaron
Prediction, in context:In a 1995 article carried by PR Newswire, Jaron Lanier is quoted discussing virtual reality. The article says:”Lanier strongly urges another look at virtual reality – citing several new developments involving the Internet that are already generating somewhat of a re-birth for his creation. Lanier told Electronic Engineering Times that he believes VR will move steadily into the corporate and commercial marketplaces despite the negative Hollywood image and recent rash of bad press … When asked about where the big money will come from in the near future for VR, Lanier was quick to answer. ‘I personally think the biggest market is probably going to be medicine,’ he says. ‘I think virtual reality is going to, by process of elimination, be the only interface that’s viable for controlling the next generation of surgical instruments and diagnostic techniques.”
Biography:Jaron Lanier was a pioneer of virtual reality and founder and former CEO of VPL. (Pioneer/Originator.)
Date of prediction: September 1, 1995
Topic of prediction: Getting, Sharing Information
Subtopic: Medical/Professional
Name of publication: PR Newswire
Title, headline, chapter name: CMP’S Electronic Engineering Times Publishes In-Depth Three-Part Interview with Virtual Reality Creator Jaron Lanier;Lanier Slated for Live Online Chat in EE Times’ Forum on CompuServe
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe/document?_m=e41899dd868358e2c12567ae35dc0370&_docnum=7&wchp=dGLbVlz-lSlAl&_md5=0c26ed715342b24804c86eed2295479a
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