Abstract: Publisher Summary Virtual reality (VR) is a new way to use computers. VR eliminates the traditional separation between user and machine, providing more direct and intuitive interaction with information. By wearing a head-mounted audio/visual display, position and orientation sensors, and tactile interface devices, one can actively inhabit an immersive computer-generated environment. One can create virtual worlds and step inside to see, hear, touch, and modify them. Major corporations and companies worldwide are actively exploring the use of the...
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Topics: 
Human–computer interaction
Multimedia