8 Ways Virtual Reality Will Make Life Worth Living

5. Imaginary Offices

Few things are as dishearteningly dull as the Monday morning return to work. Once you've made it into the office, shrunk into your chair and avoided eye contact with that dodgy bloke who sits opposite you, the week ahead begins to stretch out in your mind like a rubberised Yoga instructor. Fear not! Pick up that Oculus Rift. Switch it on. Sit back. Suddenly, the week feels just too short for all the fun you're going to have! There's a party and you're the most popular person in the room, cracking wise, sharing smiles. You're a winner. The boss is walking past: they give you the nod. Now, you're on a cloud. Sure, you're filing paperwork but you're doing it in the sky! You blink. You're atop a giant eagle, sending emails from the back of a great winged beast. Even a loo break becomes an extraordinary escapade to the Elven kingdom. A trip down to the post room becomes a battle to retrieve the One Ring from Gollum (Alex, that odd intern who you're absolutely certain is stealing from your in-tray) and bring it safely back to the Shire (your desk). How productivity would soar €“ and all because adventures abound when VR's around.