Virtual RealityDefinition:

A computer generated,‘immersive’ (or wide field),multi-sensory informationprogram which tracks a user in real time.

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What use is VR?

VR provides:

AugmentedReality

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OK, OK, the Military use it.

So...?Many

organisationsdo.On the left is a VRview of earth withsatellites. This isused in the spaceshuttle simulator.

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Military…Space… what about normal

people…?

Normal? Well…how about

tradespeople?

This is a virtuallathe.

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Well that’s better...

This lathe is usedto trainapprentices.

Unlimited freematerial and noclean up!

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Anything else?

How about… learning to hang-glide?

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Umm...

Is it aseasy as itlooks?

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I’m more of the down to earth type...

How aboutlearning todrive a car?

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I think I’m feeling ill.

Well, that’s not

a problem.

We’ll find acure with theVirtualpatient...

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…now I’m sure I am.

…in our virtualhospital.

Why not?

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Hey, that wasn’t there a moment ago...

Things are easywith VR.

Real Estate Agents

use it every day.

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And Architects love it!

Wait till youWait till you

WalkWalk

through!through!

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At last… something real.

Sorry… Sorry…

That’s VRThat’s VR

too.too.

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Ahh...

It goes here.It goes here.

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Well, that ship is not…

Reality.

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Ohh...But none the less,But none the less,

Professor Bryant isProfessor Bryant is

inspecting it. inspecting it.

……or he thinks he is.or he thinks he is.

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What the ???30 year 1130 year 11

students wentstudents went

through thisthrough this

door to do door to do theirtheir

senior history.senior history.

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VR is looming...

... yes that is a loom.... yes that is a loom.

It is inside a house It is inside a house inin

Ancient Greece. Ancient Greece.

‘‘It’ is part of a VRIt’ is part of a VR

course in Ancientcourse in Ancient

History at anHistory at an

American secondaryAmerican secondary

school.school.

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The End of the Beginning

VR is in its early stages, but is usedVR is in its early stages, but is used

commercially, globally. There arecommercially, globally. There are

61,400 international commercial 61,400 international commercial companiescompanies

producing VR.producing VR.While VR is at an early stage, it is usedWhile VR is at an early stage, it is usededucationally throughout the world.educationally throughout the world.There are approximately 3,600 There are approximately 3,600 educational institutions which use VR. educational institutions which use VR.

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