Seems like some of the smartest people I know about are now working on VR or AR tech: John Carmack at Oculus, Jeri Ellsworth at CastAR, Steve Mann at Meta, Mich

Seems like some of the smartest people I know about are now working on VR or AR tech: John Carmack at Oculus, Jeri Ellsworth at CastAR, Steve Mann at Meta, Michael Abrash at Valve, and even the Google X team working on Glass (if you consider that AR). If VR or AR tech doesn't catch on this decade, it certainly won't be due to the effort put into making it happen. I wonder if the world of VR circa 2018 will be a bit like the state of mobile dev in 2008. It makes me think there will be a huge demand for 3D artists and programmers as companies suddenly decide they need their own VR experience, as they did with mobile apps 6 or 7 years ago. If so, now might be a good time to start getting some experience with 3D design and development.