Immersive virtual reality

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Definition

• An immersive virtual reality is a variant of a virtual reality.

• “An artificial reality that projects you into a 3D space generated by the computer. A virtual reality system uses stereoscopic goggles that provide the 3D imagery and some sort of tracking device, which may be the goggles themselves for tracking head and body movement, or a "data glove" that tracks hand movements. The glove lets you point to and manipulate computer-generated objects displayed on tiny monitors inside the goggles.” (PCMag Encyclopedia, retrieved 19:46, 5 September 2006 (MEST))

Types of technologies

Output devices

• Head-mounted displays (stereoscopic goggles)
• Caves

Input devices

• Data gloves
• Some kinds of joy sticks, 3D mice, etc.