Thread: Virtual Reality

Really depends on the convenience and availability, but in terms of superiority, LD would beat any virtual reality, but of course some ppl would rather get VR

Personally (not that I've really ever done VR), they are both good for different reasons. In VR, you are more awake and aware then in any LD, but of course in LD's, there are INFINITE possibilities, etc.

Originally Posted by lucidreamsavy

Personally (not that I've really ever done VR), they are both good for different reasons. In VR, you are more awake and aware then in any LD, but of course in LD's, there are INFINITE possibilities, etc.

When you wake up in the morning does your LD feel diff? or just has a LUCID context, with realization and bla bal bal

Pros of virtual reality:
Accessible whenever you want it
Consistent
Can be instantly mutiplayer

Cons of virtual reality:
Would cost an arm and a leg
Creating content would be hard
It wouldn't be hugely realistic
You are limited to what you can do - there aren't endless variables

Pros of lucid dreams:
You can do it while you sleep
Endless possibility
Powered by the imagation
Accessible to anyone freely
Provides unique dreams to each dreamer

Cons of lucid dreams:
May not last very long
Can have varying vividness
Can be inconsistent
Can be hard to control
Dreamer may forget dream
Attaining lucidity can be difficult, and doesn't always work

Well, VR technology would be like any normal game, just more realistic, people still play games in waking, right? So it can't be useless lol
Plus, it is easier to do that than LD if you don't have the patience and have extra money.

This makes me wonder. Do they have any virtual reality stuff invented yet or does it not exist? If it was invented do you think they would work?

Originally Posted by Walms

Well, VR technology would be like any normal game, just more realistic

If your dreams are less realistic than video games, you need to work on vividness.

Originally Posted by Skarr

This makes me wonder. Do they have any virtual reality stuff invented yet or does it not exist? If it was invented do you think they would work?

Yes it has been invented, but I think it'll be a while before you can buy VR sets in Tesco. But surgeons use it for training apparently.

Originally Posted by Taromon777

Yes it has been invented, but I think it'll be a while before you can buy VR sets in Tesco. But surgeons use it for training apparently.

Man that sucks. I wouldnt mind using one for my self. We prob cant get them in the next few years or so.

Originally Posted by Skarr

Man that sucks. I wouldnt mind using one for my self. We prob cant get them in the next few years or so.

Even if they were available to the public affordably , the technology won't be amazing. Not compared to lucid dreaming at least. Its still got a way to go.

Originally Posted by Loaf

If your dreams are less realistic than video games, you need to work on vividness.

lol loaf, I was refering to how it serves the purpose of instant/waking entertainament. But true enough.

Originally Posted by Loaf

If your dreams are less realistic than video games, you need to work on vividness.

Haha well some of the games nowadays have REAL good graphics so they can seem pretty realistic to

It'll probably be many, many years before VR can simulate all the senses which come naturally in lucid dreams. Sure, sight and sound are fine, but all-over touch, smell and taste would take a device capable of controlling those parts of your brain to be as good as LDs.

Virtual reality during waking hours, LDs when sleeping... no need to ever step out into "real life"

The next is "Beyond Dreaming"-stuff, so beware:

Thomas Campbell, author of "My Big Toe" believes that we already live in a Virtual Reality, maybe he's right... The Budhist's also have the saying: "It's all an Illusion" when describing our so called physical world. An interesting thought really...

It's too bad virtual reality machines don't just induce lucid dreams with a predefined back story or something like that

LDing on demand like that would be sooooo great.

Plus that would be true virtual reality IMO, something that fully occupies the senses of the mind. There's nothing anywhere near that atm.

Originally Posted by LiveInTheDream

It's too bad virtual reality machines don't just induce lucid dreams with a predefined back story or something like that

LDing on demand like that would be sooooo great.

Plus that would be true virtual reality IMO, something that fully occupies the senses of the mind. There's nothing anywhere near that atm.

I believe there was talk about entertainment companies trying to use dreaming for virtual reality.

All i can say is tech these days is good, imagine in like 60 yrs or so... WOW cant wait

Based on the amount of people who seem to use lucid dreams as a literal 'virtual reality' or 'video game', I could see a lot of people paying a lot of money to 'play' a lot of VR. Also, it seems that a lot of people think you need 'drugs' to have an experience like an LD, so I can imagine it becoming bigger over the alleged 'next' decade.