Virtual Reality
1. What is virtual reality? What senses does virtual reality stimulate?
Virtual Reality can mean almost any experience that stimulates a person's senses by providing them an almost real experience. With the use of a head mounted displays the user can fool their vision and their hearing.
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2. What special equipment do you need for virtual reality? What do these pieces do?
For a basic VR all you need is a computer and a keyboard but if you want to go to the extreme you can try to get a VR monitor you can wear with its own gloves.
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Jonathan Strickland. "HowStuffWorks "How Virtual Reality Gear Works"." 2009. 28 Oct. 2013 <http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/gadgets/other-gadgets/VR-gear.htm>
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3. Would video games be more exciting with VR? Why?
They add a immersive feeling to the player by surrounding the person with new sights to see.
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Michael Venables. "Eve: Valkyrie -- The Future Of Immersive Virtual Reality Gaming Experience." 2013. 28 Oct. 2013 <http://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelvenables/2013/10/20/eve-valkyrie-the-future-of-immersive-virtual-reality-gaming-experience/>
4. Describe some useful purposes for virtual reality besides gaming.
With certain training, doctors would be able to operate on their patients even if they are across the state.
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"Virtual Reality: Medical - Emory University." 28 Oct. 2013 <http://www.emory.edu/BUSINESS/et/virtualreality/medical.htm>5. Describe some useful purposes for virtual reality for gaming.
With virtual reality players would be able submerge themselves in an augmented world where new and interesting games can take place.
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"Virtual reality gaming is nearly here — we just need the right ..." 2013. 28 Oct. 2013 <http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/virtual-reality-gaming-nearly-here-we-just-need-right-controller-8C11331493>