Overview of VR

1. GCIT 1015 IT Innovations Shaping Our World
Overview of Virtual Reality
Section 6
Presentation Group 1
24-Nov-17
Group Members: Chu Yin Chuen (17224799)
Mok Chiu Ming (17204275)
Ngan Chi On (15204170)
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2. Content
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3. Introduction
• General Definition of Virtual Reality (VR)
o Virtual: near
o Reality: what we experience as human begins
• Virtual Reality = Presenting our senses with a computer
generated virtual environment that we can explore
• Technical Definition of Virtual Reality (VR)
o The combination of hardware, software and sensory
synchronicity to stimulate our senses together to in order to
create the illusion of reality
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4. Elements of Virtual
Reality – I3
• Immersion
o Allows user to immerse in the virtual
world by using the hardware (e.g. VR
headset) which inhibiting the user from
being distracted by the real world
• Interaction
o Allows users to manipulate the object in
a virtual environment
• Imagination
o Allows users to perceive non-existent
things and create illusion in a imaginary
world by simulating a real world
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Immerse
Interactive Imagination

5. Types of VR
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•High interaction
•Most expensive
•Allow one user to
use
•Using computer &
VR software
•Most cheapest

6. Types of VR
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•Simulate a real
situation
•Bigger demand
for hardware
•Project on 3D screen
•Allow multi-users
using simultaneously

7. Differences between
Other R’s
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Augmented Reality, ARVirtual Reality, VR Mixed Reality, MR
• Real world with digital
information overlay
• Example
 Pokémon GO
• Fully enclosed, synthetic
experience with no sense of the
real world
• Example
 PlayStation® VR
• Merging of real and virtual
worlds new environments
• Visualizations where physical
and digital objects co-exist and
interact in real time
• Example
 Microsoft HoloLens

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Public
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Education
Examples:
• Medical Training
• Physical Therapy
Healthcare
Business
Examples:
• Virtual field trip
• Simulating creative ideas or
imaginations
Examples:
• A 360⁰ view of a product to
clients or customers

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Personal
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Shopping
e.g. “Buy+” from Alibaba
Traveling/Adventure
e.g. Jaunt VR
Gaming
e.g. PlayStation® VR
Watching Movie/Video
e.g. Oculus Video

10.  Interactivity increase
 not only in gaming but also in educating
 Breakthrough time and space constraints
 e.g. Virtual Field Trip
 Powerful training tool
 especially for professionals like doctors and pilots
 Improving experiences of gaming and watching video
 Benefits in healthcare
 helpful to patient’s recovery
 better training for medical staff
 Benefits in education
 learning motivation increase
 visualized and simplified complex knowledge/concept
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Physically  Eye strain & fatigue
 Dizziness
 Motion Sickness
 e.g. nausea, disorientation, pallor, headaches etc.
 Real-world injuries
 block vision and sound  hit objects/people that are surrounded
Psychologically
 Social isolation
 Addict to use VR
 Sensory conflict
 Having the visual and vestibular systems at odds while in an
immersive, virtual environment

12. Online Survey
• Background
o Google Form
o Information: Opinions of the popularity and attitude on VR
o Numbers of respondents: 32 (Last modified: 19th October 2017)
o Site: https://goo.gl/forms/0EX05LuVR9GBQBpQ2
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13. Online Survey – Results
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Interpretation:
Almost 60% of the respondents do not experience VR (19 respondents)
Over 40% of respondents do experienced VR (13 respondents)
• Almost Half of the respondents who experienced VR before only have once experience of VR
Analysis:
• The popularity of VR in Hong Kong is low
• The technology of VR is not common to use in Hong Kong
No
59%
Yes
41%
Have you experienced VR before?
Once
46%
2-3 times
23%
5 times or
above
23%
3-5 times
8%
Which of the following best describes the number
of times you experienced VR?

14. Online Survey – Results
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0
2
4
6
8
8
3
2
0 0 0 0 0 0
NUMBEROFRESPONDENTS
Which of the following best describes of the main
reason for you used/experienced VR?
Interpretation:
The main reason of the respondents using VR is watching movie/video
 8 respondents (There are total 13 out of 32 respondents who already experienced VR)
Analysis:
• Respondents do not realize about VR
• People easily ignore/do not realize other usages of VR(e.g. shopping)
 Should increase the promotion of the usages of VR

15. Online Survey – Results
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0 2 4 6 8 10 12
Price
Quality of Content
Ease of Use
Variety of Usage
Health Influence
Durability of Devices
Others
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8
2
3
5
2
1
Number of Respondents
Factors
Which factor you think the most concern of using VR?
Interpretation:
Most of the respondents concern of using VR is
 The price
 The quality of content
 The health influence
Analysis:
 Quality of content
 Price
Government should promote uses guidelines for VR users
 the worried about using VR
 the popularity of using VR in Hong Kong

16. Conclusion
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 However, there is low of popularity of using VR in Hong Kong (by questionnaires)
 And using VR is not only beneficial for us in daily life, but also is harmful to us
(in both physical & psychological)
 Therefore, people should put more attention to understand
the advantages and the risks of using
VR

17. THE END
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