Two trends are converging: True extended reality (XR) wearables are getting closer to being a reality, and people are becoming less interested in traveling.
Wouldn’t it be interesting to combine these two trends and start designing houses meant to be experienced while wearing XR wearables? In reality, the ceiling might be quite low, and the walls bland looking. But while you are wearing your XR specs, you have beautiful tall vaulted ceilings with a nice skylight, and wonderful wallpaper.
I can think of at least two interesting superpowers this would give you. First, you can redesign your home at a moment’s notice. Second, you can travel to another city, check into a similarly designed Airbnb, and be right back in your own home.
You might come up with other superpowers I have not mentioned.
Excited about this idea: Projection mapping (RoomAlive) + Geollery.com / Google Earth VR / Google Street View + ChalkTalk + …