Virtual Reality Tomorrows World BBC 1990

Virtual reality segment from the BBC science and engineering program "Tomorrow's World".
Transmitted in 1990.

[@Rocknoob49]

It's crazy how far they already were back then. Only restricted by processing power

[@christophersholes1377]

Also screen resolution, screen technology (Quality, Low Persistence), tracking technology, and tons of other things. :P Not to mention how non-trivial that processing power really was. The only thing they had was plastic with screens in it in comparison. Which is the simple and obvious start. Not that it isn't cool to see the first ideas start. The early hand tracking was pretty interesting :D

[@clintoncook6082]

EXACTLY!

[@ewaf88]

Check out the 1960's trails.

[@clintoncook6082]

@@ewaf88 I'm guessing you mean tracking: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqGaipqQdq1_pdU

[@yandan7010]

It's amazing that even today people believe this was ever anything other than military technology for people in the military.

[@markcimus]

So cool 😎 I loved Tomorrow's World! I have a Oculus Quest 2. Just had to wait thirty years to get one! It's awesome and will get better! Tomorrow's World you called it!!!!!

[@AshenTiger]

VR then: the future VR now: become an anime character and swear at people online

[@messier8379]

VR now:Marrying your Dream Waifu

[@youdontseeanoldmanhavinatw4904]

Your profile pic made me vomit

[@youdontseeanoldmanhavinatw4904]

🤮

[@AudoricArt]

Don't forget the mirror dwellers

[@pauloflores3829]

VR Technology has come a long way.

[@AdmiralBison]

indeed. the $20 Google Cardboard..which i consider a joke, works and is actually magnitudes better then what the 90s best vr offerings were. which i think was the vfx1. I'm using a Gear VR until I get a strong enough PC to drive the second gen vr headset valled Star VR. 4k res. eye tracking over 200 degree field of view.

[@user-jt5vm3mi1w]

Still pointless

[@arw2008]

only took till 2016 to get this in lots of people's hands at home.

[@garyproffitt669]

Somehow I don't think we have those hyper intelligent beings up above worried for now.

[@shortbreadhead]

...birds?

[@dgbennet]

Purchase price of £100 000 to £500 in 25 years. Is that about 20% price drop per year?

[@Filo127]

>26 years >"only"

[@nicolacasali8304]

So, I'm curious to know what kind of VR system we can get for $30m today. I've been saving up for some time.

[@larryclifton2906]

When I was a kid in the 90s this was science fiction now I own a oculus I get to live it so cool.

[@jesuschrist5598]

1:58 lol practically sticking an Xbox one on his skull

[@GorilieVR]

Wow this was interesting to see with 2022 perspective. I wonder if anyone in the video is still alive to experience the magic of modern VR...

[@ProjectGamerYT]

I mean they look 30-40 so I'm sure they're still alive

[@matthewsmith-rm6qc]

Ffs, it's colour television not a newsreel.

[@kevinmitchell4026]

I remember going on a VR flying simulator at a theme park and the helmets were so heavy!

[@MinutesOfMemes]

2:35 "Behind me is a window with a mysterious blue figure" Resident Evil in 2020: "Behind me is a decaying zombie and it try to eat my face"

[@gohan2091]

Is this better than the oculus rift or HTC Vive?

[@unrealeck]

+gohan2091 no

[@MannyDer]

idk, that 4 frames per second is pretty nice. No motion sickness here

[@shortbreadhead]

def man, well more advanced than the vive, I've heard the resolution is even better.

[@davedogge2280]

over 26 years later it's still shite.

[@MannyDer]

I'm guessing the people talking shit about the Vive haven't tried it.

[@NrdGamr-mq7gs]

It literally reminded me of the movie that terrified me when I was a child on the "Lawnmower man" 1992 . It's very impressive that in 1990 had this one 🤓on virtual reality technology at that time.

[@dave4440]

The Lawnmower man is an excellent movie. Your right though, it is a bit creepy.

[@christiancastro2442]

Woow i learned about VR in 1992 by the lawnmower man ..i was amazed about this docu released in 1990 which i was skeptical in the beginning until robocop 2 poster showed up which premiered around june 1990 ..believe me this video amazed me ..maybe one of the best documentaries 👍👍👍

[@ivanmercado5193]

we all know we love to laugh about old tech vs now.....but we also know that future generations will also do that for us.....

[@MRDONNY2]

Looking at this in 2020 makes me realize how much they were ahead of their time

[@GamingDad]

And how little we progressed.

[@Prodby_Sean]

watching this with my meta quest 2 sitting next to me, crazy how far we've come. Imagine where we'll be in 10 years

[@2.7petabytes]

I used to work with Virtuality machines for Edison Brothers back in the early 90’s

[@FrazzaJazz]

Hey! I’ve been looking for somebody like this, I’ve been interested in Pac-Man VR! Do you have any info?

[@2.7petabytes]

The Cynic not much I can say about it. We had Dactyl Nightmare, Red Barron, Jump Jet and Mech Warriors on our machines. I know that there were a couple of preliminary test “games” some of the units we had on them. Where did you see the PacMan VR?

[@FrazzaJazz]

Ben B I actually have not seen a Virtuality machine in person before. I just want to track down a Stand Up machine and a copy of the game.

[@dementedwarlok]

i remember going to a mall in the later 90s. i remember 2 things you stand and walk in with headsets. it was some robot game. i remember the tv screens showing what they were doing. they both rode a elevator up to the action. i remember one person looking across the way looking at the other person and see them represented on screen. Talk about things that blow a NES players mind at the time.

[@Emily-the_funny_guys]

Wow how far we have come since then

[@southlondon86]

Robocop 2! Holy crap one of the first Hollywood films I ever watched!

[@danfors1333]

If you referring to the music it's from the first RoboCop. Robocop 2 has some 90's VR style graphics though, the CGI face of Kane.

[@southlondon86]

Dan Fors Oh right, thanks.

[@rihardsrozans6920]

I'm surprised how good this is.

[@Themotherofallprojectorscreens]

Look at the size of that vr helmets I can hear the bones snapping in this neck!

[@johneygd]

Those virtual reality systems are awesome, too bad the graphics weren't realistic, nowaday's we have smartphones with HDM display's as an option.

[@paulolameiras861]

28 years later, i finally have Disney in my home.

[@gochem3013]

That music at the beginning of the video, was taken from RoboCop. I think...

[@orderofmagnitude-TPATP]

there you go I added a 'like' which takes it too 100!

[@sciency4758]

Birth of the waifu age

[@Dezzasheep]

Remember when the BBC was both fun and informative?

[@JoeSmith-ge8vz]

The games that their playing reminds me of the games I played on my packet bell.

[@FutureLaugh]

curious if the makers of this software would release these ancient 30 year old games today so i can experience VR in1990

[@mdo7]

I would love to see that since retro video games from the 80's, and 90's (& early 2000's) are getting re-released for this generation. If retro video games are becoming popular today, then I'm hoping any old VR games from the 90s could probably get a current-gen VR port. I would kill to see Virtuality VR games getting released on Oculus, and PlayStation VR 2.

[@shmookins]

Now at the cusp of PSVR2.

[@AbdiPianoChannel]

Impressive old technology looks crazy in 2019

[@alexandriabrangwin]

Oh god...how much does that look like HTC's "Job Simulator". But really despite the graphics tech gaining a few thousand fold very little has changed.

[@AdmiralBison]

the basic concepts are the same, but the underlying and supporting technology and content available today are magnitudes more powerful then Virtual Reality of the 90s. compare Google Cardboard (which is a poor man's VR) $20 mobile and untethered HD-2k-4k resolution depending on your smartphone internet access in the device to stream vr content can store vr content built in proper gyroscope voice assistant stereo and surround sound higher stnadard fps larger field of view 90s. VFX1 was arguably the best VR of those times 600x400 resolution small screens smaller field of view larger and heavier then the Vive tethered less color slower frame rates that often induces motion sickness used a compass for positional tracking you required a poweful PC and tethered (which was probaby more out of reach for people in the 90s then people 2010s) mobiles are faster, and more powerful then PCs of the 90s And significantly more expensive

[@kangaroo4024]

I was never that thrilled with Job Simulator to be honest, But I've been playing Elite Dangerous in VR for a year now and simply can't imagine playing it on a 'flat' panel anymore :D

[@theloner6063]

Much respect ...

[@michwashington]

I remember that helmet and them charging like $20-25+ in 1990-95 💵

[@nomorediscworld3305]

Missed an opportunity for a jump scare.

[@bobbycrook]

Im sending my Oculus back after watching this video, I feel like ive wasted so much money on it now ha ha

[@Assashimaru]

bobbycrook how?

[@helloworld6160]

why donest htc and oculus use that controller design it looked pretty functional

[@kangaroo4024]

I wonder how this headset would handle a more modern pc, now that we can actually render life like environments at a framerates high enough to fool the brain :)

[@ninjacat230]

The resolution and color would be lacking, but otherwise it would probably run fine, if you get it to work with the modern API

[@davidplowie4670]

Robocop 2 and total recall!!!!

[@misterprecocious2491]

27 years later and the headsets are still massive.

[@RogerBaxely]

Not quite AS massive, though. lmao

[@kangaroo4024]

or as heavy xD

[@RapiDEraZeR]

Siginificantly smaller than anything shown in this video.

[@TheDigitalFlight]

Oh the memory's

[@MertNazmiSerin]

omg i cant believe , the intel hd 4000 gpu invented in 1990s :D :D :D :D :D :D

[@puddle_puddle]

Virtual reality connecting people on a global network? Crazy futurist predictions eh?

[@hatingontruth9118]

It's not VR unless you fall on your ass when accidentally trying to sit on a virtual bench.

[@ninjacat230]

What I don't understand is why did they forget about the gloves for so long when VR was revived?

[@jassykat]

I know, right?!

[@odinangie1377]

I'm about to get an oculus quest!

[@Principessa180]

Was Cine 180 the very first virutal reality experience for people?

[@mrdeathgaming1457]

History.

[@shortbreadhead]

2017 port confirmed.

[@sh-ig9fm]

does eny one know what's the air craft game called

[@JSwanson547]

Those helmets look heavy. How much did those weigh?

[@dragonmac1234]

They were quite heavy (and bulky). I tried one back in the early 90's with a Dungeons and Dragons style game (I can't remember the name).

[@JohnSmith-wl8cv]

There nothing like a bit of vertical thrust oooo matron

[@botcarlton3962]

now all you need is a quid and a smartphone...

[@NichtNameee]

10 fps!

[@TET2005]

The power glove!!!

[@trev8591]

Still waiting...

[@lasertagdreamer]

Собственно, уже 2021й, а никаких концептуальных прорывов с тех пор так и не произошло. Банальное количественное улучшение, лучше железо, больше пикселей, но, не качественный скачок технологий иммерсивности.

[@nosebeareatsfudge3275]

Soundtrack from ranger x?

[@amytysoe2292]

THESP! BUILD ME A BORG

[@mhnoni]

We need that glove.

[@MsHojat]

They had seemingly good VR gloves back in 1990, and yet there's still no inexpensive marketable option today 20 years later with the coming of modern VR?

[@AdmiralBison]

yes, there are.. gloves from Manus are being designed for Virtuality right now along with walking platforms like virtuix and omni.

[@MsHojat]

Manus gloves are not out yet. That said, I guess there's a strong argument to be made that people don't bother developing input until the HMD/VR is good.

[@camerontetz2011]

I turns out that gloves are just not a very good option. Buttons are too important when it comes to actually *doing* anything in VR.

[@rlam905]

We've got hand tracking now which is basically the same thing.

[@ljmorris6496]

Back then most people were one accord for progressing into the future with beneficial technology. Now considerable amount of people either think the Earth is flat and want to live in an cult cabin society or some sexual deviancy needs to be public policy for everything.

[@kalsolarUK]

it'll never take off.

[@arw2008]

go PSVR!

[@bangerbangerbro]

arw2008 What?

[@bricksontoast8568]

lol holy crap!!!! PS4 PSVR anyone?

[@bangerbangerbro]

Profitsfromhome What?

[@daveyboy1978]

I'd buy that for a dollar!

[@PMSJordans]

How did trump get in this video?

[@AEixilimar]

lol little did they know our first VR movie experiences would be porn.

[@ansyarh5747]

mantap betul!!!!, psvr, oculus, htcvive kalah jauhhh teknologix

[@themagicbush1208]

Why the todays vr sets don't have that glove????

[@KayoMichiels]

Because they are expensive as hell to make... there are some alternatives like using the controller or by using the leap motion controller for hands tracking.

[@samio3907]

crazy, VR back then was nearly the same as today :O 27 years later we´ve just changed the graphics and motion sicness is still a big problem

[@clintoncook6082]

I don't think motion sickness is something that will be solvable. My mother and both my sisters are affected by it. My younger sister decided to use some sea-bands while playing with the Oculus to see if that could help her play longer and it did.

[@kinny369]

Virtual minecraft

[@JohnSmith-wl8cv]

Co blimey that looks like an old hoover

[@dave4440]

The frame rates though 🤮

[@michaelparker2449]

When VR headsets are closer to the size of a pair of glasses and has some kind of haptic feedback gloves then I'll be more interested in VR.

[@matthewlake182]

VR is awesome now. If you haven't tried it, try it before judging. And I mean high end VR like the Rift or HTC Vive.

[@retrorambles517]

30 years later and still hasn't taken off Still crap

[@davidmurphy2647]

The dark ages !

[@hundowayve]

David Murphy yup

[@hmarko1990]

This will never happen!

[@MuhammadRoychanMeliaz]

Horvath Mark I know right? These technologies is just Science fiction

[@clintoncook6082]

It's called sarcasm.

[@LattoSan]

@FutureScience2012 r/WOOOOOOSH

[@messier8379]

Now we got Oculus and PSVR.... Now someone else can marry Their Dream Wife Waifu Virtually 🤣🤣

[@wilhelmwagner7012]

пхаха брехня до сих пор такого нет только в разработке

[@jesuschrist5598]

@2:34 Stands a symbol of oppression

[@JimGardner]

Not only is this now free, but we're all totally over it. I blame Trump.

[@aumua2876]

30 dollars

[@aaron1a12]

I see we haven't progressed much in 27 years

[@dgbennet]

Apart from then you needed £100 000 and you got worse than N64 level graphics, and now you need £500 and get graphics on par with xbox 360.

[@aaron1a12]

Dave Daveson Sure, but that's mostly due to Moore's law. Things are getting smaller, faster, and cheaper, but I'm not seeing any real inventions these days.

[@dgbennet]

Moore's law is what it takes to get inventions in to our homes. If you don't think there are enough real inventions, then best you go invent something.

[@aaron1a12]

Dave Daveson Maybe I will ;)

[@dommidavros2211]

the graphics are just awful!!

[@IrishKeshiHead]

Well what you expect, its the 1990's it was all rough polygons.

[@dommidavros2211]

Yeah exactly, it was ALREADY the 90's! I'd at least expect the images to look realistic!!! I quite liked the program at the time but this is just shameful!!

[@DeathBringer769]

It was 1990. You were barely out of the 80s, lol. A lot of advances happened over that decade. 1999 looked a lot different from digital graphics perspective than 1990 did.

[@dommidavros2211]

Deathbrewer Using "the year" as an excuse just doesn't cut it with me! They clearly made no effort whatsoever with the graphics and to add to that they couldn't even get the movement right. Overall the whole thing was an embarrassment and should never have made it to the program. It amuses me that you guys would want to defend such a steaming pile of shit!! Seriously, you have got to be kidding me!!

[@bug1905]

Dommi Davros You can't be serious..

[@randywatson8347]

It never took off and still today not.