8 Ways Virtual Reality Will Make Life Worth Living

2. Souped-Up Shopping

Whether you're a shopaholic or a reluctant bag-carrier, some aspects of high street cash splashing are just plain boring. Queues, for one thing, hardly set the heart aquiver. VR could change it all. Your products may stay the same, but the other people could be gone. HTC's Vive Pre has a feature called Chaperone that can render real-world objects in your virtual realm, meaning subtle shopper (competitor) avoidance. Like to feel alone as you browse? Twiddle a nob and, oh, you're shopping in a store full of marshmallows. Now they're sheep. Cupcakes. The list is endless. Alternatively, your grocery list could become a titillating treasure hunt. The dairy isle is a dungeon and your semi-skimmed is Excalibur. Yoghurt is the Philosopher's Stone. The cheese is, of course, the Holy Grail. As for the changing rooms, anything goes. What a lovely Suit of Armour you've selected €“ and you do so rock that Power Rangers get-up. Just be sure to take the headset off before the till: nobody wants a repeat of the Emperor's New Clothes.