virtual reality applications
Virtual reality (VR) is a simulated experience that can be similar to or completely different from the real world. Applications of virtual reality can include entertainment (i.e. video games) and educational purposes (i.e. medical or military training).
VR research titles
design of low cost Virtual Reality Classroom
development of virtual flight simulator for military
5G Technology for Virtual Reality in Education
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VR in Military. The military in the UK and the US have both adopted the use of virtual reality in their training as it allows them to undertake a huge range of simulations.
VR in Sport. VR in Mental Health. VR in Medical Training. VR in Education. VR in Fashion.
Virtual Reality creates an artificial environment with software. The artificial environment gets presented to the audiences in a way which encourages them to accept and believe it as a real environment. VR technology creates primary experience focusing on two senses, i.e., vision and sound.
Virtual reality (VR) makes use of computer technology to create interactive virtual experiences viewed through a headset. Users are placed ‘inside’ a simulated world potentially giving a greater sense of immersion than is experienced through a ‘traditional’ flat screen.
Virtual reality change the way interaction with computers are made and it has the potential of being the most powerful experience delivering media, as it is connected with the concept of reality. The promise of virtual reality has captured our imagination; networks will render it accessible.
Application of VR
Military
The most common use of VR in the military is that of training by simulation . The use of vehicle simulators is well-known in the field, as it proves to be safer and, although expensive to install, more cost-effective than real training. Flight simulation is done by either providing the user sets of computer monitors to resemble a airplane view, or actually inserting the user in an simulation cockpit
Entertainment
The addition of VR devices are becoming more common throughout the years. The major video-gaming companies of today have already entered in the motion control market. Movie theaters and televisions have stereoscopic technologies as well. And smartphones are capable of giving haptic feedback to users.
Educational
The Virtual City
Imagine a virtual city complete with private spaces or domiciles, parks, stores, entertainment centers. As much as a grand social experiment, it also is a far reaching graphical user interface (GUI) for electronic home shopping and entertainment.
Recently we have seen a shift of focus in using the Internet from often inappropriate human- computer interactivity to human-human interaction, based on collaborative learning concepts like learner autonomy and tandem learning. The renewed discussion of interface
Virtual reality applications in the UKs construction industry
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A survey has been conducted to investigate the use of Virtual Reality and its applications within the construction industry in the UK. It surveyed the general perception of the new technology and its potential in improving design and construction processes as seen by
Virtual reality applications in Australian minerals industry
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Virtual Reality (VR) is a continuously evolving new computer technology, which allows users to interact with computers in a new way. VR provides great opportunities for the minerals industry and is described by Aukstakalnis and Blatner1 as a way for humans to visualize
Ten steps to developing virtual reality applications for engineering education
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Work has been conducted in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Michigan for several years to develop a series of virtual reality (VR) based computer modules for use in undergraduate engineering education. The goals of this work have been
Distributed virtual reality : Applications for education, entertainment and industry
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The promise of virtual reality has captured our imagination; networks will render it accessible. There can be little doubt that networked immersion environments, cyberspace, artificial or virtual reality or whatever you want to call it will evolve into one of the greatest This paper presents an overview of the uses of virtual reality in education. It draws particularly on three projects, the West Denton High School in Newcastle, the Human- Computer Interface Technology Laboratorys summer school in Seattle and the ShepardTo develop a usable Virtual Reality system, the prospective context of use of such a system need to be considered in order to make sure it meets the requirements and restrictions of that context. In this paper, a contextual analysis is described for a virtual reality system to
Increasing reality in virtual reality applications through physical and behavioural simulation
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This tutorial aims to present new trends, methods and applications related with the interaction of agents and objects present in a Virtual Reality (VR) Environment. In the first part of this tutorial we will discuss about the introduction of interaction based on physics
Presence in those with and without sight: Audio description and its potential for virtual reality applications
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Louise Fryer1 and Jonathan Freeman1 presence is affected by deficits in cognition and perception. it is thought to be associated with a preference for the visual domain, but has been not been extensively studied in those without sight. audio description (ad) is a verbal
Virtual reality applications for patients with schizophrenia
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From toys to brain: Virtual reality applications in neuroscience
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Volumetric model repair for virtual reality applications
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Abstract Repairing Virtual Reality (VR) models is a challenge for productive applications . This paper describes a fast implementation of Nooruddin and Turks ray-stabbing method 14 based on standard graphics hardware. Raystabbing is used to convert a polygonal model
Realism in Virtual Reality applications for Cultural Heritage.
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Virtual reality applications with user interface for dynamic content development
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Human factors consideration in clinical applications of virtual reality
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An interface for virtual reality applications
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Knowledge Management for Virtual Reality Applications in a Home Rehabilitation Virtual Network.
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Managing Commodity Computer Cluster Oriented for Virtual Reality Applications
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Virtual Reality (VR) applications have been powered traditionally by high-end graphics workstations or supercomputers. But recently, clusters of commodity computers (PCs, Macintoshes, low cost workstations) have become a practical alternative. The advantages of
A gaze-controlled interface to virtual reality applications for motor-and speech-impaired users
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This project aims to overcome the access barriers to virtual worlds for motor-and speech- impaired users by building a gaze-controlled interface for Second Life that will enable them to interact with the virtual world by just moving their eyes. We have conducted a study to
Visualizing Transport Futures: the potential of integrating procedural 3d modelling and traffic micro-simulation in Virtual Reality applications
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Encima: A graphics engine for the development of multimedia and virtual reality applications
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Smooth head tracking for virtual reality applications
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Cutting edge developments in psychology: virtual reality applications . Interview with two leading experts
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Development of virtual reality applications for the construction industry using the Oculus RiftTM head mounted display
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Methodology for designing virtual reality applications
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Simulation models for virtual reality applications
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Vr-guide: A specific user role for asymmetric virtual reality setups in distributed virtual reality applications
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Virtual reality : applications to eating disorders
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Photo-Realistic Scene Generation for PC-Based Real-Time Outdoor Virtual Reality Applications
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THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL LANDASCAPE THROUGH VIRTUAL REALITY APPLICATIONS : A DISCUSSION ABOUT
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Unifying Data Structures for Virtual Reality Applications
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A step-wise zoom technique for exploring image-based virtual reality applications
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