The advent of technologies, computers. Build in the late 30s, the technologies itself has been advancing and evolving in a rapid rate. The primary function was first at best for deciphering codes and menial task works. But enthusiasts have further develops this machine to what it has become. This age was now known to be as the technological era.
Derivatives from the simple machine diverge into new creation. Some were for work related that covers multitude of aspects and some were used for leisure. Our stories right now will focus upon the latter part leisure. But don’t be alarm, as leisure is the key point it will then bring more opportunities never like it happen before. This is the birth of virtual reality.
-Early 2014-
In a cold and dark place, a door was open. The light from outside shone a partial of the inside of the room. Walking into the dark room, a man in his late 60s came in wearing a white coat toward the center of the room. Surrounding the man while walking through the room, cables and wires were all dangling from above and lying around the floor. The cables glow in an interval for the people entering the room to not accidentally trip by it.
Mumbling to himself as he approaches to the center of the room, a bright green glow illuminates the center of the room and all of its surroudning. The green glow was emitted by a large glass container with different types and sizes of cables enveloping at the bottom and at the top. The old man touches the container while saying;
‘hello there my daughter’
A smile was seen from his face, his eye was fixed to the thing located in the center of the container. A naked child no less than 4 years old was crouching in a fetal position inside the container. Her hair was glossy silver that floats within the greenish liquid. Wires were coming out from her body connected to the port at the upper side of the container.
‘soon my daughter, I will see you again just wait for papa’
His eye was filled with hope and expectation, the name tag on his left side pocket stated that his name was Bernard Harrington.
-Mid 2014-
Underneath the most super powered tech business in the industry, micro?#@$. A white colored room fill with state of the art technologies was in a chaos state. People were running around hectically, some of them are yelling at each other throats. Computers screen all over the room was showing an error plus warning sign. Then a man enter the fray, with the one and only elevator door opening he then step in to the chaos state room. Exuding a charismatic look he was none other than Prof. Bernard Harrington.
Prof. Bernard Harrington was a well-known professor primarily in the field of technological advancement. In his early age, he was known as a genius prodigy. Climbing up the stairs of technological breakthrough, he was the man behind the scene. Most would know the name Bill ***** or Steve **** but the success of their stories came from this man, Bernard Harrington.
Seeing the charismatic man enter the room, the chaotic scene then turn silent. All their eyes were fixed to this man only. Keeping a close watch to his actions, Prof. Bernard simply type of a few things into the main computer. The error was then subdued, everyone around him let out a big sigh, their mad and angered face was now show deep admiration to this white hair old man. Prof. Bernard then gave out a command;
‘check the subjects parameters, we need to secure their vitals sign and you there keep the data in check, we wouldn’t want to lose precious information would we’
All the men and women wearing white lab coats in one voice replied;
‘yes!’
They all scramble again back to doing their own works. Prof.Bernard on the other hand changes his sight to the mirror reflecting his reflection.
‘disable the concealment screen’
With one command, the woman complied with his order. Sound of metal gears can be heard rotating, the mirror then turn into a glass window showing a dark room that was only illuminated by the bright glows coming from the windows of the capsules. His eyes was fixed to the numerous capsules located in the dark room.
If we further see through the glows emitted through the windows, a man was seen with his eye closed presumably to be in a coma but then at the corner of his mouth he smiles.
-Late 2014-
The scene was depicting a hospital located near the suburban part of a well-known city. In the VIP section of the hospital, one room was filled with people with lab coats. A representative or head of the group sat beside the ill looking man strapped on his bed with machines supporting him to sustain his life. That ill looking man was Bernard, even a genius cannot ran from death. Bad luck fall upon him, under the constant workload that befall upon him, he start to neglect his health. An event where he collapse cause the doctors to run a check on him.
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The results were devastating, he was diagnosed to have intracranial neoplasm, a brain tumour to be exact. The clock was ticking and he races to the finish line ignoring all the commotion about his diseases.
With his dying body on the bed, he was closed to reaching his goals. The man beside him was Anil Roshan, one of his most brilliant student that was tutor directly from him. Closing his mouth to Prof.Bernard’s ears, he then whisper;
‘the project has complete Prof, you may enter the realm that you have always desired’
Tears was flowing from the old man eyes, holding the hand of his most beloved student. He firmly grip it acknowledging the hard work that the team have done.
In the evening of that day, Prof Bernard was transferred out from the hospital to a medical facilities located under the Micro*&%@ building. There he was brought into a white filled room, at the center was a spherical pod that was position in horizontal state. Stripping him of out of his hospital attire leaving him naked, he was then place into the pod. The inside was made with fine fabric that acts as cushion to provide comfort to the user.
Closing off the pod, Prof Bernard then close his eye while hearing the artificial intelligence spokes the words of;
‘User has detected, commenced realm warp’
With blinding flash of lights, covering his whole face he then open it after the white fades into the background. Opening his eye, he was amazed seeing the things in front of him. A garden of azalea flowers can be seen covering the whole area that his sight can see. He then can feel the wind breezing through his body, hearing the chirping of the birds flying through the sky and his feet feeling the soft warmth ground. He then turn around after hearing a familiar voice;
‘Papa’
His eyes was swelling with tears, he could not believe what he was seeing in front of him. It was his loving daughter at the age of 4 years old with her glossy silver hair flows by the wind. Running through the flowers he then gave a tight hug to his beloved daughter.
‘I have miss you my daughter’
‘there there papa, don’t worry I will always be by your side’
‘yes I wont leave you anymore, I promise you my daughter, my eterna’
The vital sign then turn flat. It was a sign known as death. His body could not support his ambition anymore. The body has given up on its master. At time 9.30 p.m. this was the time the genius left us from this world and also the day the birth of world changing creation made by human, virtual reality.
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-early 2015-
A giant screen tv was showing the release of the most talk about game in history. Press and social media was at a frenzy after the release statement by non-other than Bill ***** himself. He stated that the company will be releasing the first ever virtual reality game with a 99.99% realism. Preview from the game, made gamers all the over world and non-gamers alike to take interest. Pre-game orders was off the chart after the release of the first preview.
Even after announcing that the game pod needed for the game usage was at a price of 5000 dollars, the orders were still increasing by the second. The subscription fee was also at the highest price of 350.99 dollars per month, but still the consumer was coming like hungry hyenas.
Even if there were many enthusiasts they were also skeptical people. Skeptical people are those who didn’t believe in this mumbo jumbo they only presume it as expensive child toys and nerd and geeks gadgets. But at that moment of their life they will soon to regret as virtual reality will change the whole world.
Amidst of the onlookers staring at the big tv screen depicting the ceremonial rights of releasing the first ever virtual reality game, a young man in his early twenties could only stare at it blankly showing an expressionless face. He leaves the congested sidewalks with the big screen at his back. Only one word came out of his mouth;
‘should i?’