• DocumentCode
    969081
  • Title

    Making virtual reality more accessible

  • Author

    Lawton, George

  • Volume
    39
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    6/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    12
  • Lastpage
    15
  • Abstract
    VR systems use software and hardware to create and manage a virtual, interactive 3D environment that includes visual and sometimes audio and tactile elements. They generally include various types of display, sensor, and user-tracking and -navigation technologies. The systems can either simulate a real environment, such as a building, or create an imaginary one. Newer VR systems are less expensive and complex than their predecessors and thus are accessible by more people for simpler projects
  • Keywords
    virtual reality; audio elements; display devices; sensors; tactile elements; user-navigation technology; user-tracking technology; virtual interactive 3D environment; virtual reality system; Application software; Art; Computational modeling; Computer displays; Costs; Image storage; Laboratories; Navigation; Polarization; Virtual reality; computing technology; virtual reality;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Computer
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9162
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MC.2006.204
  • Filename
    1642602