[gaius]

We were excited about VRML in the 90s...

[robotresearcher]

In the 90s we were also excited about the internet and mobile phones. We had just stopped being excited about neural networks.

Things mature at different rates.

[erikpukinskis]

Two things have changed since the 90s:

- hardware acceleration is everywhere, we all have an SGI Onyx in our pocket

- good positional tracking give us a natural 3D input technique

Without those, the tech doesn't work.

[contingencies]

Don't forget:

- always connected

- population increase

- boredom increase

- social networking (ie. highly targeted ads)

- mobile payment

- global map / elevation / city map / traffic data free online