The document provides an overview of virtual reality (VR), covering its definition, history, types, and current applications across various fields like gaming, healthcare, and education. It highlights the advancements in hardware and content that have led to increased interest in VR, as well as future prospects including consumer adoption and hardware maturity. Key players in the VR space such as Google Cardboard and HTC are also mentioned.

1. Virtual Reality
Liju Pillai
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liju@perfomatix.com

2. OVERVIEW
⦿ What is Virtual Reality?
⦿ History of Virtual Reality.
⦿ Types Of Virtual Reality.
⦿ Why now?
⦿ Who is doing it ?
⦿ Applications Of VR.
⦿ So how do I do it?
⦿ Future Of Virtual Reality.

4. Virtual reality is a computer
generated world with which
the user can interact

5. History of VR

6. 1950 Sensorama by Morton H Eilig

7. In 1961, Philco Corporation engineers developed the
first HMD known as the Headsight.

9. TYPES OF VR SYSTEM
⦿Immersive Virtual Reality
⦿Augmented Virtual Reality
⦿Video Mapping Virtual Reality

11. AUGMENTED VR
• AR integrate the computer-generated virtual
objects into the physical world.
• This involves literally augmenting reality with
virtual information.

12. VIDEO MAPPING VR
⦿The user watches a monitor that shows his
body's interaction with the world.
⦿The element of interaction depends on a
number of factors like speed, range and
mapping.

14. Why Now?
⦿Hardware and Content
⦿Advancement in mobile devices
◼Processor
◼Display
⦿Content generation
⦿Motion sensing
⦿Stereoscopic and 3D sound
⦿Commercial vs Consumer

15. Who is doing it now?
Google Cardboard
HTC SteamVR

16. APPLICATIONS OF VR
⦿Game
⦿Tourism
⦿Training and Education
⦿Architectural Visualization
⦿Health Care
⦿Movies
⦿Automobile

17. So how do I do it ?
⦿Hardware availability ?
⦿Programing skills?
⦿SDK
⦿Gaming Engines
◼Unity
◼Unreal Engine etc
⦿Content creation

18. FUTURE OF VR
Hardware maturity in 1-2 years
Content providers
Already low price
Phone manufacturers will give free VR headset
Consumer adoption
And ….

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20. Interesting Facts
Motion sickness
Processor capabilities
Dentophobia

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