Future Technologies in Presentations (II)

Lately, we have seen a massive amount of news in television and social media about the use -sometimes misuse- of small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), commonly called "drones". This aerial technology is mainly used as toys and sometimes as professional videography tools in their larger form; however, the same technology, in a warfare environment is also being use by our country's military to remotely scan and sometimes take action without having to sacrifice a soldier's life.

This technology, while it is not currently used to make presentations of any form now, provide a visual representation of what the next step in technology for presentations can be. For example, one of the most interesting technological gadgets to surface in the past few years has been Virtual Reality glasses. A entire hotel room can be digitalized in 3D, uploaded to a centralized server and then downloaded to a computer to be used to showcase a property that can be thousands of miles away from the potential visitor. While the virtual reality goggles are being use already, I see that it can eventually become an invaluable tool to take the next step from watching a presentation on a mobile screen, to be practically -virtually- sitting down in front of the presenter, first row, just like thousands of other people.

With the goggles on, watching the presentation, I could raise my hand, ask questions and possibly interact with other attendees from the comfort of my home, without having to wait in line, try to find my seat or having to drive to the venue.

I see great things with this technology and its fusion with powerful, yet vastly remote presentations.