Chapter 491 - Virconnect + Holodeck (1/2)

Since last year, a lot of media companies had been competing in presenting the latest and the best digital experiences for their users. Now people who lived far away from each other could connect using virtual devices and meet with each other as if they were in the same room.

This became very popular with lovers in a long-distance relationship because they could finally spend more quality time with their loved ones. An increasingly global world made lovers and married couples of different countries become very common.

With a Virconnect device, virtual connection service, couples separated by a great distance could have breakfast together to discuss their day and even go outside to run their respective activities.

At night, they could get back together, eat dinner, watch a movie and sleep as if they were side by side. This all helped bring a closer personal relationship between people.

This also saved time and effort. Now a birthday party could be held and invited guests from all over the world could be present virtually. It was really sophisticated!

However, like all the other technologies, this new system had also its pros and cons. It was indeed true that personal relationships could now flourish more, but at the same time, people would become more used to shallow long-distance relationships.

Coffee shops would be very rarely visited by patrons who wanted to enjoy a drink while socializing with relatives and friends. After all, they could do it from the comfort of their homes or wherever they were. They physically did not have to go to the cafe.

The tourism industry would also experience a drastic decline because many individuals would no longer interested in traveling. If they could enjoy the beauty of the beach from the big screen of their homes, why would they go through the hassle, spending so much time and money coming to the beach by themselves?

Due to global warming and pollution, beautiful beaches had become scarce. The cost of traveling there became very expensive due to the high maintenance costs. Only rich people still do the visits personally as they could afford the exorbitant costs of visiting the beaches themselves.

Splitz was always a step ahead of the competition and now they were ready to launch their new Virconnect 4D service that would make people able to connect better virtually through their sophisticated systems.

Humans would be able to share not only pictures, but also sounds, touches, and smells. This 4-dimensional technology that had not yet been launched had been researched for five years. This was the first day they would present it to Alaric.

”Welcome, everyone.” A man with glasses welcomed the Splitz higher-ups who entered the very large and empty hall. He gave each of them a special glasses and once they all wore it, he nodded to Pavel and immediately lit something on the wall. ”This is Virconnect 4D. We have installed the device at Mr. Adler's house and we are ready to connect with Mrs. Adler.”

A moment later, the large hall transformed into a luxurious living room connected to a large kitchen in Pavel's house.

”Mummy!!” Max exclaimed when he saw his mother in the kitchen humming while peeling an apple.

”Hey .. Max, are you being naughty today?” Sande asked, smiling at her son. She rubbed Max's hair and kissed Pavel's cheek. She was not really here, but they could almost feel her touch.

Alaric watched it all intently. This was his vision from ten years ago, a 4-dimensional virtual connection technology. They could feel like they were in the same room as Sande. A cat suddenly jumped behind her and dropped a flower vase to the floor.

The people present were shocked because the sounds produced by the breaking glasses were as clear as if they were really in the same room.

Some of them felt being sprinkled with water from the vase, and thus their shock deepened.

”Crazy ... we can really feel the water,” they commented to each other, disbelief in their tone.

”Wait a minute, I want to make coffee,” Sande turned on the coffee machine and took out a cup for herself. ”I like drinking coffee when writing my novel.”

A moment later people could smell the delicious aroma of the coffee wafting over in the air. They were getting excited. This technology was truly amazing. Not only did it present sounds and images, but also odors and temperatures.

This would definitely revolutionize the human lifestyle.

”Thank you, Madam, we will close the connection now,” said the engineer politely.