O QoE, Where Art Thou?

Once upon a time, when engineers measured networks in latency and packet loss, the idea of Quality of Experience (QoE) emerged — a myth whispered among researchers who dared to ask not what the system delivers, but what the user perceives. Decades later, QoE has evolved into a sprawling epic, spanning disciplines and domains, from humble MOS scores to immersive virtual realities. But as media experiences become ever more complex — adaptive, interactive, personalized — the question lingers: O QoE, where art thou?