Virtual World

Although this specific program will likely not become available to average consumers, the same foundations for the simulation will be available on the marketplace while being affordable at the same time. In time, applied use of virtual reality such as the Oculus Rift will become mainstream and accepted in everyday life not only due its entertainment value, but also due to its affordability for consumers everywhere. Thoughts of virtual reality often resemble fantastical scenarios reminiscent of scenes in movies with similar themes like Gamer, The Matrix, Total Recall, and Inception. After one delves into the VR technology in products such as the Oculus Rift, one will begin to believe, and he or she will brace themselves for the tidal wave that is the paradigm shift of virtual reality.

The past decades were marked by the rapid development of the technology and the Internet. Such rapid development has enabled the development of many other modern methods and approaches, such as virtual learning environment (VLE), i.e. learning via the Internet []. A virtual learning environment allows learners and all others engaged in education and teaching to free themselves from the limitations of time and space, and carry out learning interactions in a flexible timeframe and virtual sites that are not physically tied to one another. So, the VLE can be consider as a kind of online learning platform which allows teachers to share educational materials with their students via the web. Additionally, the development and presence of the computer

Virtual reality(VR) is a relatively new frontier in the technology industry. So new in fact, that, at its current stage, what it is and its potentials are unfamiliar to the general public. VR originally started gaining momentum as a new platform to game on, but its potential must be analyzed broadly in more than just one vocation. Because of the immersion VR provides, it has an immense capacity to benefit the educational field. Everyone is unique in the way they learn best; some people learn best by reading, some people learn audibly better, and, some people learn visually.

The importance of Virtual Reality research and application is that it can immensely influence a positive change in nursing practice,

Many things that before were harder and almost impossible to accomplish are now a piece of cake thanks to the new innovations that technology has provided the world with. Academically speaking, it can be said that students of different ages have benefited, since the use of the Internet provides several tools that help the academic development. Steve Lohr, who was a foreign correspondent for The New York Times for a decade and served brief stints as an editor, in his article “When the Alma Mater Ends With '.edu'”states that “Internet schools look sweet indeed. At Virtual U., there is no need for costly land, buildings or roads. There are no books, no protests, no students griping about food, parking or surly roommates. And space is never a problem. In cyberspace, there is always room for more” (1). Here, Lohr talks about the change from the limit space classrooms to the unlimited cyberspace that now is available to students. Now, anyone can choose the best time or day to take classes without worrying so much about the time it is going to take to get to an educational facility in order to obtain

There are many new and emerging technologies that have come around that have changed the field of healthcare as we know it. One of the biggest of these is Virtual Reality, which once was but a dream of how amazing and advanced the future would be, is now is evolving into a legitimate reality. And the new innovations of this tech have been greatly helping Health Care in many ways, from helping patients with extreme phobias or PTSD, to training doctors for surgery. Virtual Reality (VR) is defined as “The computer-generated simulation of a three-dimensional image or environment that can be interacted with in a seemingly real or physical way by a person using special electronic equipment, such as a helmet with a screen inside or gloves fitted with

Physically and emotionally intensive virtual reality experiences could exacerbate existing medical conditions that could potentially result in serious injury or death. Also excessive engagement in virtual reality could result in ignoring basic human needs, such as eating properly, exercising, social interaction, personal hygiene, etc.” (Anthony, 2014, par. 2) As a result, Anthony suggests that moral and ethical codes could become compromised as a result of excessive virtual reality experiences. The brain will become unable to differentiate between situations where certain behaviors that are acceptable in the virtual reality world are not acceptable in the real world. As a result, a system needs to be put in place that will keep the distinction between the virtual-reality world and the real world

According to the findings of one experiment, students can benefit from the time and experience of interpersonal skills in an online environment(Lindsey & Rice, 2015). Furthermore, another experiment concluded that students who received lesson instructions from a combination of online and in person performed better on average that students using only online or in person instructions(Angiello, 2010). Second Life would provide a level of online learning without sacrificing the social experience of a traditional classroom through the use of avatars in a virtual reality school environment(Bates-Brkljac 2012). For example, a school could create environments for a virtual class trip such as the surface of the Moon that would be difficult to visit in real life(Salmon,

Cartwright illustrates the possibility of getting lost in cyberspace and the effects it has on a human’s psyche. The author illustrates that virtual reality will become so immersive that the consumer’s mind will not be able to distinguish what the real world is and what cyberspace is. He discovers that if you have the field of view within the experience, then the brain will be tricked and all perceptions of what is happening in cyberspace will give the user a sense of immersion.

In many disciplines, ethnography serves as a form of understanding a culture through scientific participation. However, in an increasingly technological climate, authors Rosa Martey and Kevin Shiflett analyze how these conventional practices can be used to benefit virtual world research in their study of Second Life. This extension of ethnographic research serves to be fundamental in the communications discipline, since various virtual cultures exist where users, or subjects, spend countless hours in virtual spaces with distinct cultures and communities. This paper will function as a summary analysis for the article “Reconsidering Site and Self: Methodological Frameworks for Virtual-World Research,” identifying the adoption of virtual ethnography as co-beneficial to both the study of ethnography, and the study of online spaces.

To discuss Lanier’s keen views and anticipations regarding Virtual Reality back in the mid 1980s, it would be useful to first cover exactly how far Virtual Reality has progressed up until today. This essay will begin by discussing the history of Virtual Reality and the usage trends. That discussion will then be used to preface a discussion about Lanier’s views that were expressed in A Vintage Virtual Reality Interview. The essay will then finish off by looking at particularly interesting views held by some of today’s futurists and these views will be related back to Lanier’s original exuberant view of Virtual

(376) Some people would argue that VR began in 1838 with the Stereoscope by Charles Wheatstone, this device was made by 'two images photographed representing the view seen by each eye '[ http://jaredjared.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Bendis-Stereoscopy.pdf] placed inside a 3D headset giving the viewer depth and immersion. The first mention of VR in science fiction was in a 1930s short story called Pygmalion 's Spectacles written by Stanley G. Weinbaum, he describes a goggle based system projecting a holographic image which activates certain senses such as sound and touch[ http://www.gutenberg.org/files/22893/22893-h/22893-h.htm]. In the 1950s with Morton Heilig created The Sensorama, a machine creating sound, smells, and even wind to accompany the visuals completely mechanically. VR became more popular in theatre such as Tron (1982) and The Lawnmower Man

It is now a familiar, but true, cliché to observe that the power and capability of computing machinery is increasing at a tremendous rate. In addition, a wide variety of techniques for producing more convincing VR are currently being researched. It is reasonable to expect, therefore, that in this crucial respect VR

Seeing is believing, these words are the best combination to understand the meaning of Virtual Reality (VR). VR is one of the best asset and aspect of our future. No other technology has seen such a revolution like VR has. It is practically in use in almost every field such as entertainment, gaming, defense, robotics, medical, healthcare, military, education, fashion, heritage, business, engineering and many more fields. VR sometimes called Virtual Environment has drawn much attention in the last two decade. Extensive media coverage causes the much more rapid increase in the interest of the masses. Very few people, however, really know what VR is and what are its open problems are. In this report a historical overview of virtual reality is presented, basic terminology as an introduction are listed, followed by applications of this technology in science, work, and entertainment areas. Its present developments are thoroughly discussed in this report. Finally, the future of VR is considered in two aspects: technological and social. New research directions, technological frontiers and potential applications are pointed out. The possible positive and negative influence of VR on life of average people is speculated.

Virtual worlds have solved many of the challenges faced by educational institutions. Today, hundreds of colleges, universities and other learning organizations are either augmenting their current traditional classroom curriculum with a virtual learning component or are holding classes and entire programs exclusively in immersive learning environments in Second Life. Second Life’s persistent virtual environments give students an opportunity to work together synchronously and then return, individually or as a team. The learning space is always equally available, for geographically dispersed groups as well as for those who meet regularly in the physical world. This is especially useful when students require more flexible schedules or need to work asynchronously on the same project.