2. HISTORY

3. DEFINITION
 BASIC DEFINITION OF VR
 HOW VIRTUAL REALITY WORKS ?
 TYPES OF VIRTUAL REALITY
* IMMERSIVE VIRTUAL REALITY
* NON-IMMERSIVE VIRTUAL REALITY

4. RELATED TERMS WITH VR
* ARTIFICIAL REALITY
* AUGMENTED REALITY

5. COMPUTER SIMULATION
 DEFINITION
 LEARNING OUTCOMES
* CONCEPTUAL CHANGE
* SKILL DEVELOPMENT
* CONTENT AREA KNOKLEDGE
 APPLICATION

6. VIRTUAL REALITY MODELING LANGUAGE
 WHAT IS VRML?
 TYPES OF VRML
* VRML 1.0
* VRML 2.0
 CURRENT SOFTWARE FOR VIRTUAL REALITY
* QUICKTIME VR PLUG-INS
* METAFLASH 3D
* MINOLTA 3D

7. VIRTUAL REALITY DEVICES
 INPUT DEVICES
 OUTPUT DEVICES

8. INPUT DEVICES
 TRACKERS
 JOYSTICKS
 MICE
 WANDS

9. OUTPUT DEVICES
* HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY

10. OUTPUT DEVICES (cont…)
* THE IMMERSE DESK

11. OUTPUT DEVICES (cont…)
* THE POWER WALL

12. OUTPUT DEVICES (cont…)
* THE CAVE AUTOMATIC VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT

13. OUTPUT DEVICES (cont…)
* DATA GLOVES
* DATA SUIT

14. VIRTUAL REALITY APPLICATION
• VIRTUAL REALITY IN MILITARY
• VIRTUAL REALITY IN MEDICAL
• VIRTUAL REALITY IN GAMES
• VIRTUAL REALITY IN MOVIES

15. VIRTUAL REALITY APPLICATION (cont….)
 VIRTUAL REALITY IN MILITARY

16. VIRTUAL REALITY APPLICATION (cont….)
 VIRTUAL REALITY IN MEDICAL

17. VIRTUAL REALITY APPLICATION (cont….)
 VRTUAL REALITY IN GAMES

18. VIRTUAL REALITY APPLICATION (cont….)
 VIRTUAL REALITY IN MOVIES
Brainstorm
Video drome
Lawnmower Man
Strange Days
Until the End of the World
Johnny Mnemonic
The Matrix
Star Wars
Terminator
Jurassic Park

19. Positive uses of VR
Dangers of VR
 Training
 Disengagement with real
 Risk-free experience


 Experiencing things you
wouldn’t normally be able to
experience
 Entertainment; fun, artistic
expression
 Telepresence applications


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
world
VR replacing reality
People preferring VR to
reality
Addiction
Difficulty of distinguishing
between virtual and
real, ‘false realities
represented in VR
Psychological damage;
identity problems
Possible impacts on real body

20. CHALLENGES & FUTURE POSSIBILTIES
CHALLENGES
FUTURE POSSIBILITES
Virtual reality has been
heavily criticized for being
an inefficient method for
navigating
Non-geographical
information.
Another obstacle is the
headaches due to eye
strain.
RSI can also Result from
repeated use of the handset
gloves.
film have explored a range of
futuristic VR technologies and
the experiential opportunities
they may offer.
 Virtual experience and virtual
identities via memory
implants .
 Recording and sharing
experiences.
 Games scenarios.
 Use of VR for deception and
control
 Science fiction literature and

21. CONCLUSION
 Though the disadvantages of Virtual reality can disturb the
human’s perception ability, it’s advantages in different fields
makes it user friendly.
 The sole objective of virtual reality is to give the user an environment as
realistic as possible and a thrilling sensory experience.
 The technology of virtual reality is advancing rapidly and it won't be
long before it becomes a most exciting source of entertainment in our
homes.

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