Recently, I read an interesting book about Virtual Reality (VR) by Professor Jeremy Bailenson, a top expert in this field. When I heard that a new VR game arcade opened in our area, I got excited and decided to visit.
The arcade was in downtown Hamamatsu, near the station. It was on the third floor of a normal building – VR centers don’t need much space. The ticket cost 1800 yen, which let me try all the VR machines for 90 minutes.
After my visit, two things became clear to me:
First, real life is much more complicated and beautiful than VR. Right now, VR isn’t so perfect that people will forget about the real world. In fact, the best moment in VR is when you take off your headset. You feel the wind, smell the air, and appreciate how amazing reality is.
Second, VR has a big problem right now: it’s lonely. When you wear a VR headset, you’re alone. You can’t share your experience with friends at the same time. But this will change! Professor Bailenson believes VR will become truly exciting when people can talk and interact together in the same virtual space.
Imagine being able to travel anywhere with your friends – even to different times or places – just by using VR! I’m looking forward to seeing how this technology develops.
My VR arcade visit was wonderful. I learned something new and got to connect my book knowledge with a real experience.
Good luck with your English studies!
私立学校に英語教師として勤務中、40代半ばに差し掛かったころ、荒れたクラスを立て直す策として、生徒に公言して英検1級に挑戦することを思い立つ。同様の挑戦を繰り返し、退職までに英検一級（検定連合会長賞）、TOEIC満点、国連英検SA級、フランス語一級、スペイン語一級（文科大臣賞）、ドイツ語一級、放送大学大学院修士号などの成果を得る。
アメリカで生徒への対応法を学ぶ為に研修（地銀の助成金）。最新の心理学に触れた。4都県での全発表、勤務校での教員への研修を英語で行う。現在も特別選抜クラスの授業を全て英語で行っている。「どうやって単語を覚えればいいですか？」という良くある質問に答える為、印欧祖語からの派生に基づく「生徒には見せたくない語源英単語集」を執筆中。完成間近。常日頃洋書の読破で様々な思考にふれているが、そうして得た発想の一つを生かして書いた論文がコロナ対策論文として最近入賞。賞品の牛肉に舌鼓をうっている。元英検面接委員