When am I going to experience true virtual reality?

I was promised virtual reality a long time ago. I first really got excited about the possibilities in Stephen King’s movie version of “The Lawnmower Man”. Granted in the movie virtual reality made a man go crazy with lust for power but think its really got unlimited potential. Virtual reality is currently being used for both military and medical training, helping soldiers learn to fly jetfighters and letting doctors practice complicated operations. Too bad this virtual reality is nothing but a glorified videogame. What I want is a reality as real as this one yet doesn’t have any consequences, a place where I can live every dangerous car chase I made up when I was bored in class. The closest thing I’ve experienced is the Nintendo Virtual Boy. If you don’t recall this horrifyingly disabilitating toy, it consisted of a stand like a telescope which had lead up to these goggles. When a person looked into these goggles they almost instantly went blind. Apparently Nintendo thought they could pass this eye burning combination of a black background and red lines as virtual reality. They even tried another attempt at virtual reality with the Wii but really no company has successfully tapped into the virtual market. It’s interesting to imagine a future where everyone has a place to experience anything at anytime. Would people commit crime if they could experience everything money could ever buy virtually? It’s a possibility that virtually reality, a place where everyone can have anything, could solve all the world’s problems.