Microsoft’s Hololens , IrisVR ,

Autodesk’s BIM Revit ,

Touchable Holograms

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http://www.vrs.org.uk/virtual-reality-military/index.html

1. Should Virtual Reality be preferred over traditional methods ?

2. How can it be made more profitable and economical ?

3. What are some successful cases in which this technology has been used?

4. What researches are going on for further integration of VR in civil and Architecture?

Target Audience :

Architects, Civil Engineers , Mechanical Engineers , Manufacturing etc

• Virtual reality and heritage. VR can be used in monuments and historic places as a means of communicating information to the general public in new and exciting ways.
• Virtual reality in sports. VR can be used as a training aid in many sports.
• Virtual reality in healthcare. VR can be used in surgery simulation, phobia treatment, robotic surgery and skills training.

• Virtual Reality and Scientific Visualisation. VR can be used  to express complex ideas and scientific concepts in a visual format.

New Words :

1. prototyping : making an early sample, model, or release of a product built to test a concept or process or to act as a thing to be replicated or learned from.

2. telepresence : a sensation of being elsewhere, created by virtual reality technology.

3. parametric : assuming the value of a parameter for the purpose of analysis.

4. stereo-lithography : a technique or process for creating three-dimensional objects, in which a computer-controlled moving laser beam is used to build up the required structure, layer by layer, from a liquid polymer that hardens on contact with laser light.

5. triangulated : divide (an area) into triangles for surveying purposes.

6. immersive : generating a three-dimensional image which appears to surround the user.

7. mock-ups : a model or replica of a machine or structure, used for instructional or experimental purposes / an arrangement of text and pictures to be printed.

8. Maintainability : the ease with which a product can be maintained in order to isolate defects or their cause, correct defects or their cause, repair or replace faulty or worn-out components without having to replace still working parts,

• pedagogical (adv) - of or relating to teachers or education
• tactile (adj) - connected with the sense of touch
• cognition (noun) - the mental process of knowing, including aspects such as awareness, perception, reasoning, and judgment
• assimilate (verb) - to learn (something) so that it is fully understood 
• impediment (noun) - a hindrance or obstruction in doing something

• Why should VR be used in education and training?
  
• What type of learners benefit from VR?
• What are its advantages and disadvantages over the traditional method?
• What are the technological advancements in VR?
• Is it feasible to use VR in education?

binocular omni: A 3-D display device suspended from a weighted boom that can swivel freely so the viewer

gesture: Hand motion that can be interpreted as a sign, signal, or symbol

occlusion: Hiding an object or a portion of an object from sight by interposition of other objects.

parallax: The difference in viewing angle created by having two eyes looking at the same scene from slightly different positions, thereby creating a sense of depth.

radiosity: A diffuse illumination calculation system for graphics based on energy balancing that takes into account multiple reflections off many walls.