As Virtual Reality (VR) Head Mounted Displays (HMD) push the boundaries of technology, in this paper, we try and answer the question, \u201cWhat would it take to make the visual experience of a VR-HMD Life-Like, i.e., indistinguishable from physical reality?\u201d Based on the limits of human perception, we first try and establish the specifications for a Life-Like HMD. We then examine crucial technological trends and speculate on the feasibility of Life-Like VR headsets in the near future. Our study indicates that while display technology will be capable of Life-Like VR, rendering computation is likely to be the key bottleneck. Life-Like VR solutions will likely involve frames rendered on a separate machine and then transmit- ted to the HMD. Can we transmit Life-Like VR frames wirelessly to the HMD and make the HMD cable-free? We find that current wireless and compression technology may not be sufficient to ac- commodate the bandwidth and latency requirements. We outline research directions towards achieving Life-Like VR.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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