A machine capable of reacting to real-world visual, auditory or other type of data -- and then responding in an intelligent way -- has been the stuff of science fiction until very recently.
Expect some vigorous new platform battles that will keep our bot interactions from achieving the kind of awe-inspiring wizardry of which they are potentially capable.
Expect to see several efforts that allow VR/AR capabilities to be delivered in a thin computing-style application delivery model over the next 12 to 18 months.