Could Virtual Reality Internet Change the Way We Browse the Internet?

I got to thinking to myself with Virtual Reality being a possibility in the future for Internet use. It has been used for Video Games and is an interesting technology no question about it. At this time, I don't believe there has been any breakthrough over that but I would imagine at some point, it will be developed and it will start small for some of the testers and then eventually it becomes available for the public. Something like this could be developed for the future but how would it work exactly? Well, I'm about to give some ideas as to how I think it would work out.

How about putting a visor on? In order to truly be in a Virtual Reality world, a visor would need to be put on your face. What it would do is look at everything in a realistic graphics manner and display a realistic body of the user. Of course, it would be computer animated and would respond to your motions. If you start to walk, the character itself will walk as well. Whenever you speak, your computer-self would be speaking as well like a real person would. Interaction with other people would be interesting as you could be seeing people for the 1^st time in years whether its old High School Friends, family members, or you can even meet people online.

Shopping itself would be rather interesting. It would be realistic, as you would be going into a store. It would have a normal check out and can pick the items you want at a Universal Wal-Mart store with all the items on the web site. If an item is sold out, it would be like a regular store and going to Wal-Mart. There would be a shopping cart and when done checking out and buying your products, you'd have to have either a credit card or a debit card as well when checking out. After that, it will process and when it's all done, it would be shipped to you. You'd have to write the shipping address and that goes directly to the people at the store with it in their database.

Another item that I could see it possibly be working for is a chat room. Can you imagine actually talking to people face to face through a computer? It can be done through typing but actually speaking and getting responses right away. It would be like a normal conversation. I think something like that would be one of the interesting forms of it being used. Again, I stress that the graphics would be realistic for this to properly work and really do it justice.

I know there will be flaws so I would say take the time and really make sure the bugs are worked out. I could see it as not a regular service initially but in time, it could work but most likely through the use of broadband connection. It would fail to work in dial-up on the count of either it disconnecting frequently or the fact that maybe the loading times will be rather slow and especially when trying to start a conversation, getting cut off too quickly.

Perhaps it could also be used to play online games like anyone would in an arcade. I could see that as something that would be rather interesting or simply an online RPG web site where you join in and participate. Imagine playing something like HALO online with it, which would be rather interesting to say the least. There is so much that it could possibly do in this type of area. Maybe this way of working could possibly do what the Virtual Reality games have never been able to pull off and get the graphics and everything set correctly. I'm sure it would take years of research and beta testing before it ever is released. Before that is done, the interaction and the actual landscape of the net would have to look as realistic as going to actual places. If a technology like this ever comes and succeeds, it could change the way we use the Internet forever. While some will stay without the Virtual Reality, there will be others assuming it works that will give this a shot and enjoy it I think.