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. Virtual reality (VR) can be used to create an illusion of reality or imagined reality and is used both for amusement as well as serious training. Flight simulators for training airplane pilots and astronauts were the first form of this technology, which provided a very realistic and very expensive simulation.” (PCMag Encyclopedia, retrieved 20:02, 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.