WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT IMPACT VIRTUAL REALITY WILL HAVE

ON THE AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL?MARYAM RANA

WHY I CHOSE THIS TOPIC

• Microsoft Hololens

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aThCr0PsyuA

NOT JUST A GAMER’S TERRAIN

• Misconception that virtual reality is only for use by gamers

• Oculus Rift

• First development for consumer market in gaming industry

• More pleasurable gaming experience through use of sensors

• Immersion into field of gaming

VIRTUAL REALITY IN THE MILITARY• Actual combat and boot camp

• Air force

• Flight simulators

• teach flying skills, how to deal with an emergency, and communication with ground control

• Combat simulators

• new recruits are trained in skills and techniques necessary to task effectively

• wear virtual reality glasses or head mounted displays (HMD), complete with a tracking system that displays a series of images within the virtual environment which move as the recruit changes the position of his/her head

• Contain a series of scenarios

• Changes in weather conditions

VIRTUAL REALITY IN HEALTHCARE• Surgery simulation, phobia treatment, robotic surgery,

and skills training

• Learn new skills, in a safe environment, without causing any danger to the patients

• HumanSim

• engage in training scenarios in which they interact with a patient within a 3D environment

• the participant’s emotions are measured via multiple sensors

• PTSD

• the patient is exposed to triggers for their condition and they slowly learn to adjust to them or develop coping strategies whenever they are placed in a new situation

VIRTUAL REALITY IN HEALTHCARE

• Medical schools and other similar settings

• Robotic surgery

• surgery is executed by means of a robotic device-controlled by a human surgeon, which reduces time along with the risk of complications

VIRTUAL REALITY IN BUSINESS

• Able to view products from all angles giving a 360⁰ view to production companies and consumers

• Test prototypes to see they if they are functional and can be used by the consumer

• Predominantly useful for companies who produce dangerous or possibly harmful products which need to be assessed before use

• Meeting space, which is not constrained by geography

• Virtual tour

VIRTUAL REALITY IN ENGINEERING• Model designs

• Use of 3D modeling tools and visualization systems as part of the design process

• Greater understanding of how their projects function

• Car manufacturers also use it for prototyping purposes during the design process

• This removes the need to build a physical prototype and as a result speeds up the development stage

THE MOST IMPORTANT IMPACT OF VIRTUAL REALITY• Conservation of money

• Military and healthcare systems

• Used to reduce costs by having virtual training and equipment

• Fields of business and engineering

• Used to develop prototypes virtually, eliminating the need to physically build failed models of prototypes

• Once the average individual is able to use virtual reality in his/her home, the extent to which it can reduce costs is far-reaching.

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