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How does Virtual Reality Work? The Ultimate Guide

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So, how does virtual reality work, and why is it such a significant tech evolution? How Does Virtual Reality Work? An Introduction Virtual reality creates an end-to-end mechanism that replaces our natural “real-world” environment with an immersive simulation. Driving simulators are perhaps the best example of this.

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NVIDIA CloudXR Brings Porsche Mission R to Life With Augmented and Mixed Reality Demo

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Digital twin technology makes an excellent use case for automakers, as it allows a true-to-reality simulation of physics and materials, before adopting them onto the physical model. Extended reality and interactive illumination blended the virtual Mission R well with the physical environment.

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Comprehensive Glossary of the Most Frequently Used VR Terms

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An avatar is the 3D representation of the user in the virtual world. Cave Automatic Virtual Environment (CAVE). This is a virtual reality environment, delimited by 3 to 6 walls. To create the VR environment, projectors display the elements of the world on the walls. Degrees of Freedom (DoF).

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The State of XR in Education and Training in 2022

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With XR technologies, we can connect remote learners in a virtual environment designed to recreate a physical classroom, or allow them to traverse environments they couldn’t access in-person. Already, Penn State University has its own locomotive simulator, while San Diego University uses VR to teach students about astronomy.

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Will VR Sickness Prevent Headsets from Replacing Monitors?

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6-degrees of freedom tracking and advanced spatial monitoring give users a greater sense of movement within a virtual environment. Moreover, pass-through technology can let users look down and see their hands in a virtual space. Reduced latency Latency is another major contributor to VR sickness.

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Cas & Chary Present – Hands-on with the SenseGlove Nova Force-feedback VR Gloves

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The SenseGlove Nova can simulate the feeling of shapes, textures, stiffness, impact, and resistance. The voice coil actuator allows the Nova to render the feeling of realistic button clicks and impact simulations. This is made possible with the company’s trifecta of touch: force-feedback, vibrotactile feedback, and motion tracking.

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Owlchemy Labs Reveals Experimental AR ‘Mobile Spectator’ App for VR Games

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Owlchemy Labs , the studio behind the critically acclaimed VR game Job Simulator (2016) , however recently revealed an ingenious way of watching and interacting with users in VR which may be as simple as pulling the smartphone from your pocket.

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