Importance of VR for the United Kingdom

The feeling most commonly voiced was that the U.K. has so far conducted research of excellent quality in the field of VR and its applications, and that it is ideally placed to become the world leader, if sufficient government funding and support is forthcoming.

Some quotes from respondents:

• `Out of the 4 largest VR companies in the world 3 are U.K. companies, yet 90% of the start-ups are in the United States'.

• `Currently the U.K. seems to be doing some very good work, perhaps the best in Europe'.

• `The U.K. leads the world in VR technology'.

Respondents viewed VR -- whether desk-top or immersive -- as poised to become a major `new technology', pervasive in its applications, as the cost of the technology drops, and the quality of experience improves.

The general opinion was that the importance of VR for the U.K. cannot be overrated.

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