VIRTUAL

REALITY

By,
Anand
Akshay
Enrollment No- 14BSP0167

INTRODUCTION

Virtual reality is a form of technology

which creates computer generated
worlds or immersive environments
which people can explore and in many
cases, interact with.
Virtual reality(VR), sometimes
referred to asimmersive multimedia,
is acomputer-simulatedenvironment
that can simulate physical presence
in places in the real world or
imagined worlds. Virtual reality could

HISTORY

IMPACT
There has been an increase in interest in the potential
social impact of new technologies, such as virtual reality.
Bailenson review the literature on the psychology and
sociology behind life in virtual reality
Virtual reality will be integrated into daily life and
activity, and will be used in various human ways. Another
such speculation has been written up on how to reach
ultimate happiness via virtual reality.
Techniques will be developed to influence human
behaviour,interpersonal communication, andcognition.
As we spend more and more time in virtual space, there
will be a gradual "migration to virtual space", resulting in
important changes in economics, worldview, and culture.

Uses of Virtual Realiity

Virtual Reality in
Military

Virtual
Reality in
Education

Virtual Reality in
Medical

Virtual Reality in
Sports

Virtual Reality
in
Business

Virtual Reality
in
Media

DEVICES USED FOR VIRTUAL REALITY

Head Mounted Display
Cyber grasp

Binocular Omni-Orientation Monitor

Cave Automatic
Virtual Environment

IMPLEMANTATION
To develop a real time virtual environment, a computer
graphics library can be used as embedded resource
coupled with a commonprogramming language, such
asC++,Perl,Java, orPython. Some of the most popular
computer graphiclibrariesareOpenGL,Direct3D,Java
3D, andVRML.

Urban design
3D virtual reality is becoming widely used for
urban regeneration and planning and transport projects.
In 2007 development began on a virtual reality software which
took design coordinate geometry used by land surveyors and
civil engineers and incorporated precision
spatial information created automatically by the
lines and
curves typically shown
on
subdivision plats and
land surveying plans.

 Manufacturing
Virtual reality can serve to newproduct design,
helping as an ancillary tool for engineering in
manufacturing processes, new productprototypes,
andsimulation. Among other examples,electronic
design automation,CAD,Finite Element Analysis,
andcomputer-aided
manufacturingare
widely
utilized
programs.
The
use
of
Stereo
lithographyand3D printingshows how computer
graphic modelling can be applied to create physical
parts
of
real
objects
used
innaval,aerospace,andautomotive
industries,which can be seen, for example, in the VR
laboratory of VWinMlad Boleslav.

CONCERNS & CHALLENGES

Virtual reality technology faces a number of
challenges, most of which involve technical
matters andSimulation sicknessdue to virtual
reality . Users might become disoriented in a
purely 'virtual' environment, causing balance
issues; computer latency might affect the
simulation, providing a less-than-satisfactory
end-user experience; the complicated nature of
head-mounted displays and input systems such
as specialized gloves and boots may require
specialized training to operate, and navigating
the 'real' environment might prove dangerous
without 'external' sensory information.