Virtual Reality
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Introduction
An artificial environment created
with computer hardware and
software and presented to the user
in such a way that it appears and
feels like a real environment.
Why VR?
VR is able to immerse you in a
Computer generated world of your
own making: a room, a city, the
interior of human body. With VR, you
can explore any uncharted territory of
the human imagination.
Type of VR Systems
Window on World (WoW)
Immersive VR
Non-Immersive VR
Telepresence
Distributed VR
Window on World (WoW)
Using a conventional computer
monitor to
display the 3D virtual world.
To make the picture in the window
look real, sound real and the objects
act real.
Immersive VR
Completely immerse the user's
personal viewpoint inside the virtual
3D world.
The user has no visual contact with
the physical word.
Often equipped with a Head
Mounted Display (HMD).
Non-Immersive
Text-based VR:
when a reader of a certain text form a
mental model of this virtual world in their
head from the description of people , places
and things.
Augmented VR:
the idea of taking what is real and adding
to it in some way so that user obtains more
information from their environment.
Augmented VR
Telepresence
Telepresencerefers to a set
oftechnologieswhich allow a person
to feel as if they were present, to give
the appearance of being present
Distributed VR
A simulated world runs on several
computers which are connected over
network and the people are able to
interact in real time, sharing the
same virtual world.
VR Design
Six main components
[Link] World (Database of scenes)
[Link] engine (Define viewport)
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w.r.t users)
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VR Devices
Head Mounted Display
Cyber Touch Gloves`
Cave
Data Suit
Omni directional Treadmills
Head Mounted Display
Cyber Touch Gloves
The Glove has six
small vibro-tactile
stimulators on the
fingers and the palm.
Each stimulator can
be individually
programmed to vary
the strength of touch
sensation.
CAVE
TheCAVE(Cave
Automatic
Environment)
Virtual
provides the illusion of
immersion by projecting
stereo images on the
walls and floor of a roomsized cube.
Data Suit
A full-body
outfit with
sensors for
measuring the
movement of
arms and
legs.
Omni directional Treadmills
An
omnidirectional
treadmill, or
ODT, is a device
that allows a
person to
perform
locomotive
motion in any
direction.
SOFTWARES USED IN VR
VR Juggler
Cove
Cave UT
Cavelib
Applications of VR
Virtual Reality is often used to
describe a wide variety of
applications.
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Military:
Vr is useful for
training soldiers
for combat
situations or
other
dangerous
settings where
they have to
learn how to
react in an
appropriate
manner.
Medicine
Healthcare is one of the biggest adopters ofvirtual realitywhich
encompasses surgery simulation, phobia treatment, robotic surgery and
skills training.
VR finds its application in nursing, dentistry, health issues for the
disabled.
Business:
Virtual tours of a
business
environment.
Training of new
employees.
A 360 view of a
product
Advantages of Virtual
Reality
Virtual reality creates a realistic
world
It enables user to explore places
Through Virtual Reality user can
experiment with an artificial
environment.
Virtual Reality make the education
more easily and comfort
Disadvantages of Virtual
Reality
The quipments used in virtual reality
are very expensive.
It consists of complex technology.
In virtual reality environment we cant
move by our own like in the real
world.
Future of VR
It is difficult to predict
the future of virtual
reality with
confidence. It is still
very much in the
development stage
with many users
creating their own
customized
applications and
setups to suit their
needs.
