New products are always being invented trying to be the next big thing. Some of them miss the mark but some also are a home run, changing how people operate there technology, use certain equipment or even how they go about in there everyday life. These include the development of the phone, internet or even going as far back to the invention of the wheel. Since around 2010 technology has hit an exponential curve and new groundbreaking technology is always being developed. Specifically in the last few years technology companies have emerged to sell products to meet niche markets needs. These include companies such as Tesla, Oculus and Makerbot, each of which sells specific products that are advancing there specific fields every single day.
Tesla is now a household name as one of the top car companies in the world, seemingly coming out of nowhere. With many cars on the road and future cars coming in the near future, Tesla has revolutionized the car industry bringing there electric only powered cars to market and innovating self driving technology. For Elon Musk (Founder of Tesla) to think and create these cars and the self driving software was extremely creative and innovative. The creativity of Elon Musk to think of these cars and different ways each one can innovate the market is ground-breaking and if he continues to think and create in ways like this, this industry will continue to evolve.
With technology evolving, so is everyone’s favorite pastimes of video games. Since the first ever home console to the brand new consoles, every step of the way the technology advances more and more. This has caused people to want to have better and more immersive experiences, hence giving birth to virtual and augmented reality. Virtual reality allows people to access a world that is typically beyond what they are able to reach vs augmented reality is an experience where it manipulates the world around the user, changing how they would typically interact with the world. This has caused for many companies to open trying to race to make the best virtual or augmented reality headset. The market leader for virtual reality (at this current time) is Oculus rift, always pushing the boundaries of VR and allowing for opportunities to expand the immersive experience. Magic Leap has been advancing their technology as well but in the augmented reality space. Magic leap is an augmented reality based company that solely works and develops AR products. These AR products have been a real game changer, not only within the gaming industry but in the workforce as well. Being able to create products and place them within augmented reality for professionals to ‘interact’ with has been a real game changer and will continue to into the future.
With technology being developed on a day to day basis and advancing in a virtual space, so has the physical technology as well. The recent development of 3D printing has made a real difference in many different industries, especially in practical creating industries such as engineering, medical and IT. A 3D printer allows for anyone to create any product that they make in 3D software. Specifically the company Makerbot has been innovating within the 3D printing industry, creating multiple different printers at many different sizes that can print using many different materials. The printers that are able to print in many different materials are becoming more needed within these industries. This piece of technology not only was a creative change for multiple industries but also allows for people to be creative within their specific industry.
Finally the piece of technology that affects everyone on a day to day basis, social media. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and so on are all different social media platforms that people interact with on a daily basis. Social media was a massive game changer for society and allows for people to communicate from the touch of a button. Compared to prior social media, chat rooms and letter sending was the main form of communication. Thanks to the creation of social media it has changed the way that we communicate for ever and there will never be any turning back to ‘the old ways’ of communication.
All these products and so many more have been real game changes not just in creative industries but in industries all around the world.
Alex Stafford - Student Blog 