Metaversion, augmented reality and virtual reality seem to be an invention of the present, with a maximum of five years of existence. However, it would take many years for these technologies to become sophisticated.

It was 1996 when Sony came up with the idea of ​​releasing augmented reality glasses that could be considered the grandmothers of the Meta Oculus., And that was the future of technology in video games and the multimedia experience. However, this device, which was strange and at the same time innovative, did not have continuity and, on the contrary, quickly disappeared from the market. It is currently sold as a relic or collectible item on the internet through platforms like Ebay.

Sony Glasstron bells offer a design similar to the current viewer, with technology of the time: it consisted of two LCD screens attached to its stand.

They were released in 5 models called PLM-50, PLM-A35, PLM-A55, PLM-100 and PLM-S700. The latter was the most advanced. It offered a VGA input port and its market price was around $ 500 at the time. Although there were several versions that cost more than $ 2,000 and only sold 500 copies.

The style of these glasses was very much in line with the aesthetics of the 90s, including headphones for reproducing the sound transmitted through this viewer and a battery that at the same time worked as a control to modulate the sound and brightness. Glasses.

The work of these glasses promised us a virtual reality experience, however they were more adapted to augmented reality. Its action consisted of a binocular vision system so that the brain could grasp it as a single image and eventually the user would get the impression of looking at a 52-inch high-resolution screen.

Wireless and Bluetooth systems were still far away from that time, so it was necessary to connect it to a monitor as it depended on the content transmitted from the TV or computer screen.

With these glasses you can easily enjoy video games, movies, programs and music videos like Always, Bon Jovi or Crazy, Aerosmith which were very fashionable in those years.

It was in 1998 that these PlayStation VR ancestors “said goodbye” and were no longer produced or sold first hand. However, some of these glasses are currently for sale on e-commerce portals such as eBay.

What is virtual reality

This concept refers to digitally simulated spaces created using 3D modeling and other types of digital technology, they are usually found in the cloud, so to access them it is necessary to have an Internet service other than the known one. Virtual reality glasses.

Its difference from Metavers is that virtual reality is used as a means of accessing it, i.e. Metavers is a connection between all the simulated digital spaces that make it possible to interact with other users.

Although the term is not so foreign to people, at least in Latin America, because according to an IPSOS investigation, 92% of people in Colombia are familiar with the concept of virtual reality, while in Peru the figure rises to 93%.

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