Gartner hype cycle

Imagine you want a new toy, but you're not sure which one to get. You might ask your parents or friends for advice. Sometimes, they might get really excited about a certain toy and say it's the best thing ever! But then, when you finally get it, you realize it's not as great as you thought it would be.

The Gartner Hype Cycle is kind of like that! It's a way of showing how excited people get about new technologies or ideas, but then how that excitement goes down over time.

So, let's say a new technology comes out, like virtual reality. At first, people might get really excited about it (this is called the "Peak of Inflated Expectations" on the hype cycle). They might think it's going to change the world and everyone is going to use it all the time!

But then, as time goes on and people start using it more, they might realize it's not perfect. There might be some problems or things they don't like about it (this is the "Trough of Disillusionment" on the hype cycle). People might start to get less excited about it because they realize it's not as amazing as they thought it would be.

But, over time, people might start to figure out how to make virtual reality better and easier to use (this is the "Slope of Enlightenment" on the hype cycle). And eventually, it might become a really useful and popular technology (this is the "Plateau of Productivity" on the hype cycle).

So, the Gartner Hype Cycle is basically a way of showing how excited people get about new things, but also how that excitement can go down over time as people start to realize the flaws in the technology. But, if the technology is good enough, it can eventually become really useful and popular again!