As I mentioned yesterday, going to a restaurant can be a very compelling experience. But what if we can’t go to restaurants? We seem to be facing just such a situation now, during the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n
Perhaps we can take some elements of restaurants and bring them into the home. This may become much more feasible within the next several years.<\/p>\n
Imagine that you and your loved one are dining at home. Perhaps you want to liven things up a bit. You both take out your trusty mixed reality glasses and voila!<\/i> you are transported to a virtual restaurant.<\/p>\n
All around you, other diners are eating, laughing, enjoying each others’ company. The mood is infectious.<\/p>\n
Suddenly you feel more alive, your food tastes better, and everything is right in the world. That is the experience of the virtual restaurant.<\/p>\n
It may seem different, yet one the most important things about restaurants has not changed: You and the other diners are all paying good money to provide entertainment for one another.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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