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    However there is a risk that the emergence and development of Virtual Reality leads to the loss of the ‘real reality’ in the future. II. Body A. Virtual Reality (VR) is an artificial three-dimensional environment created by computer technology and presented to the user in such a way that he/she almost accepts it as a real environment (Rajvanshi, 2005). 1. The way VR works a. Virtual reality immersion b. Virtual reality gear 2. Immersion and interactivity a. Requirements

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    VR (Virtual Reality) Casino You probably have heard that VR is a concept that is popping up everywhere lately. VR stands for Virtual Reality, and it is something that some people view as a gimmick and the others see as the future of gaming and gambling. The technology itself started developing more than 20 years ago, but it's only the latest advances in technology that let Virtual reality truly become available and accessible, bringing change to they way we play. In this review, we will focus on

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    Michael Heim describes virtual reality as "an event or entity that is real in effect but not in fact". He states, "There is a sense in which any simulation makes something real that in fact is not”. In his essay, "The Essence of VR," Heim goes on to define this term by examining the "seven divergent concepts currently guiding VR research”, which is stimulation, interaction, artificiality, immersion, telepresence, full-body immersion, and network communications (1993:109-114). Heim notes that certain

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    behind product design, create business models and makes competitive among organisation. At the same time technology offer great advantage for authentic environment for an organisation and people. Dealing with today’s situation application of Virtual Reality (VR) seems to given excellent promise in providing an alternative “real life” environment in situation where it is impossible for people to experience. Traditional architectural environments are no longer able to effectively accommodate clients’

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    Science Fiction: Virtual Reality

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    Virtual Reality Today’s science fiction is often tomorrow’s reality. As the pace of change has quickened, so it appears that we are actually living within a science fiction movie. Programs on TV continue to amaze or frighten us with yet more technological break through and with clever new products and gadgets. Over the last decade and certainly through the rest of this century, the major agent for these changes has been and will continue to be electronic computer and its derivatives. The Digital

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    One of these extraordinary breakthroughs has been Virtual Reality. Gaming companies across our vast world have been working restlessly for many years to achieve what was once thought impossible. Working towards finally being able to place someone in a world where anything and everything is purely circumstantial and subject to change. The potential of virtual reality is limitless; it could quite possibly change everything we know. Virtual reality could provide new approaches to cure a multitude of

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    Virtual reality is a computer generated three-dimensional environment that allows interaction. This field of digital art was originally explored and created by Morton Heilig, who thought of extending the cinematic experience to something that would involve the human senses and enable them to interact with it. Nevertheless, many artists contributed to the development of the virtual reality afterwards. Scott Fisher, who was inspired by Heilig’s ideas, pushed the boundaries of the virtual reality, to

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    Value of Virtual Reality Since the 1950’s, virtual reality (VR) has been hovering on the periphery of technology without achieving accepted mainstream application or commercial adoption. However, that is beginning to change and virtual reality has become a popular topic within the latest technological headlines. According to TechCrunch, VR startups have raised more than $1.46 billion in venture capital, and people believe that this is the year that VR will finally take off. Virtual reality provides

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    steps into the world of virtual reality It is a concept that has been discussed in one form or another since the 1980s. Virtual reality (VR) is something that various industry sectors have looked to innovate, but few outside of the video game industry have managed to do such. In fact, most virtual reality products have fallen flat on their face. Looking to learn lessons from past misgivings, SlotsMillion are now looking to bring online casino players a dose of virtual reality. VR in many ways is considered

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    such as medicine, government, agriculture, science, business, and education. Education could be the most powerful, however, because of the weight it holds to mold the future generations and how they will impact all other areas of our economy. 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

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