Epilogue

In small ways and big ways, our world is about to change. The 2020s are already seeing more change than we've seen in decades, and it is the technology presented here that will drive change at an even faster pace. In a few years, our kids will learn more in a few minutes, wearing Augmented Reality glasses, than many of us learned in an hour in the books and classrooms of old.

Looking at the seven industry verticals we discussed here, there are some commonalities. All benefit from new 3D tools and new ways to work, learn, and live together, thanks to new realities. All will become more efficient, from running a factory, to delivering goods, to getting rides to grandma's house. These changes are profound and needed in order to solve the problems of tomorrow.

There are some major commonalities we are seeing that run, or will run, across all seven industry verticals, which will then extend into the consumer base. The increase in valuing virtual...