Virtual Reality

Virtual Reality Blog. (2009). What is Virtual Reality? Retrieved July 15, 2005, from Virtual Reality: http://www.vrs.org.uk/virtual-reality/what-is-virtual-reality.html#

http://jetlanticva.com/travel-tips/some-merits-of-business-travel

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/03/26/uk-facebook-acquisition-idUKBREA2O1X120140326

Virtual Reality Blog. (2009). History of Virtual Reality. Retrieved July 15, 2014, from Virtual Reality: http://www.vrs.org.uk/virtual-reality/history.html

The Sensorama, a single-user console developed by Morton Heilig in 1957 and the first iteration of virtual reality technology.

     Virtual reality has been adopted by the military – this includes all three services (army, navy and air force) – where it is used for training purposes. This is particularly useful for training soldiers for combat situations or other dangerous settings where they have to learn how to react in an appropriate manner. A virtual reality simulation enables them to do so but without the risk of death or a serious injury. They can re-enact a particular scenario, for example engagement with an enemy in an environment in which they experience this but without the real world risks. This has proven to be safer and less costly than traditional training methods.

http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/original-creators-nam-june-paik

     Robotic surgery and other issues relating to virtual reality and medicine can be found in the virtual reality and healthcare section. This section contains a list of individual articles which discuss virtual reality in surgery etc.

http://techslatest.com/omni-virtual-reality-treadmill/

Kroenke, D. M., Gemino, A., & Tingling, P. (2014). Experiencing MIS (Third edition ed.). Ontario, Canada: Pearson Canada Inc.

Taken from Effective Utilization and Management of Emerging Information Technologies

Kroenke, D. M., Gemino, A., & Tingling, P. (2014). Experiencing MIS (Third edition ed.). Ontario, Canada: Pearson Canada Inc.

http://www.businessinsider.com/oculus-rift-video-demo-2013-7

http://cosstech.com/tag/virtual-reality/

Wallop, A. V. (2012). When virtual reality simply becomes reality. 5.

http://aurametrix.wordpress.com/2009/05/07/telemedicine-part-1/telesurgery/

     Virtual reality has many uses, so it is no surprise that video gaming and electronic products companies have started to see the attraction in virtual reality gaming. Since the 1990s, gaming companies have created forms of virtual reality gaming. This includes VideoBoy by Nintendo, and racing and shooting arcade games. The designs for these were simplistic and limited. Virtual reality technology then developed to devices like Wii Remote, and Kinect, where the screen follows your eye and body movements. Now though there is being brought in a new wave of virtual reality gaming devices that intend to fully immerse the gamer into the game.