Instead of just displaying 3D pictures, the next-generation View-Master headset will allow kids to go on interactive virtual reality experiences such as 360-degree tours of planets, undersea ...

It did try to relaunch the brand with Google in 2015 in the form of the View-Master Virtual Reality Viewer, but the smartphone-linked device flopped and was discontinued in 2019.

Mattel gave its View-Master a 21st-century makeover last year, reimagining the device as a Google Cardboard-esque virtual reality viewer.

While virtual reality is a fully enclosed world of technology, augmented reality serves as a middle ground to integrate technology within our world.

The potential for fully immersive virtual reality, where individuals seamlessly move between real and digital worlds, seems closer and closer to becoming reality.