Zuckerberg is convinced virtual reality will soon become a normal part of life

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is confident virtual reality will eventually become part of everyday life. He said VR technology is coming pretty soon, especially now that it’s become very affordable.

The technology is constantly being developed and has also gotten relatively cheap. That said, it’s highly likely that nearly every person (both gamers and non-gamers) will soon have his own headset that easily connects them to a computer-generated world. Zuckerberg is strongly convinced virtual reality is the next major computing trend, according to CNET.

With his hopes up, Zuckerberg just can’t wait for the day when he can easily watch and replay the first steps his daughter made by merely using a screen clipped to his head.

Despite Zuckerberg's optimism, VR development will take time and follow a tedious path pretty much like other devices today such as tablets and smartphones. These two gadgets took almost 10 years to develop before consumers became fully accustomed to them and used them.

"There is a lot of hype," Zuckerberg said when he was at this year's Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit held in San Francisco, according to another CNET report. "People are very excited. People say there are going to be millions of units. Look at smartphones to see that curve."

VR technology has been a part of science fiction for decades, as seen in blockbusters such as "The Matrix" and "The Lawnmower Man”. Virtual reality, however, has taken a back seat over the past few years following failed attempts at expanding the mass market for VR devices.

Zuckerberg isn’t the only tech industry VIP to show his support for virtual reality. He first drew attention to VR a year ago when he bought Oculus, a startup virtual reality company, for only $2 billion.

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