VIRTUAL REALITY HISTORY, APPLICATIONS AND FUTURE

ABSTRACT

Virtual reality is contending to be the interface of the future, allowing ordinary users to use their senses to interact with complex data. Virtual Reality (VR) and Virtual Environments (VE) are used in computer community interchangeably. VR is an interactive and immersive (with the feeling of presence) experience in a simulated (autonomous) world and this measure we will use to determine the level of advance of VR systems. Virtual Reality is an enabling technology that has wide applications in training, product design, etc. Virtual reality (VR) technology is being used to resolve problems in real-world situations. Virtual Reality Facilities (VRFs) simulate the action perception relationship in a physically correct manner but without involving real objects or real events. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is using VR to train astronauts to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.