Virtual+Reality

The term was coined by Jaron Lanier the founder of VPL Research in 1989, The other terms used include:

 * ====Aritficial Realisty coined by Myron Krueger in the 1970s, ====
 * ====Cyberspace by William Gibson in 1984 ====
 * ====Virtual Word and Virtual Environments in the 1990s (the current ones.) ====

 (Souce: http://www-vrl.umich.edu/intro/)
====Most of the business uses VR to test their products before it’s productions. This way they VR will tell them how the product will perform in the real world, not only that, they will also have the opportunity to make appropriate changes to the products before production. This will mean businesses will save a lot of money from building proto-types and testing them. ====

====A. Business  (Souce: []) ====
 * ====Farm equipment makers ====
 * 1) ====Test drive products not yet built ====
 * ====Auto, aircrafts makers also includes companies that offers driver testing and training. ( in 1990s) ====
 * 1) ====Crash testing (Mechanical simulation) ====
 * 2) ====Pilot training ====
 * 3) ====Driver training ====
 * 4) ====Crash ====
 * ====Prospective Power Plants ====


 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Ship Building ====
 * 1) ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Test drive products not yet built ====

B. Politics and Government

 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Military (in 1990s) ====
 * 1) ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Train pilots and tank operators ====
 * 2) ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Improve the designs of aircrafts, helmets and uniforms. ====
 * 3) ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Weather Predictions - [|Making it Right] - Science Daily ====

C. Health

 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Nursing ­Institutes ====
 * 1) ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Train staff to handle hazardousmaterials ====

D. Arts Entertainment and Leisure

 * Online Games
 * Using Avatars

E. Education
 * [|New Horizon for Learning]
 * [|Virtual Classroom] - The learning place.
 * [|Virtual Immersive Field Experience Classroom (VIFEC)]

==== //__** Most of the VR program uses 3 dimensional (3D) images to be able to mimic the real products/behavior of products. **__// <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> 3 Dimensional images (Source: How Stuff Works). <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">A 3D images are pictures that appears to have height, width and depth //**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> Here is an example on how 3D images are developed. **// ====

> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; padding: 0in 0in 1pt;">Some work for you guys:
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; padding: 0in 0in 1pt;">[[image:3dgraphics-wirehand1.jpg]] ====
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; padding: 0in 0in 1pt;">This illustration shows how 3D images are developed. Relatively this hand is made out of 862 polygons. [[image:3d2.jpg]]
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; padding: 0in 0in 1pt;"> The outline of the wireframe can be made to look more natural rounded, but nay more polygons about 3,444 are required [[image:3d3.jpg]]
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; padding: 0in 0in 1pt;"> Adding colors and texture to the wireframe beings to change the image from something obviously mathematical to a picture we might recognize as a hand. Source for illustrations: How Stuff works website. Watch this video for better explanation: Embed code…… media type="youtube" key="QaGZVPUMyQY?fs=1" height="385" width="640"
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; padding: 0in 0in 1pt;"> Find out the difference between 4D, 3D and 2D images. (3 points )
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; padding: 0in 0in 1pt;"> Give at least 2 illustrations of each (3 points)