Virtual Reality - Beyond Gaming

1. Virtual Reality
Beyond Gaming
WE16 Lightning Talk

2. Elizabeth Dabbs
Senior Consultant,
Booz Allen Hamilton
B.S. in Computer Science, Art minor
College of William & Mary
- Web development :
responsiveness, modernization,
accessibility
- Rapid Prototyping
- Content Management Systems
- Animation
- Computer Graphics
- Human-Computer Interaction
Interests

3. “Virtual Reality (VR) is a set of
technologies that are aimed at fooling
your senses into believing that you’re
in a different environment than the
real world”
- Kim Pallister

4. The illusion that we are present where we are not
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5. Current Technology

6. How does virtual reality work?
Technical Challenges –
VR is taxing for a computer

7. VR @ Booz Allen Hamilton
- Tour of the human circulatory
system
- Informative heads-up-display
- See the body’s vessels and heart
through a virtual nanobot
- Gaze-based speed controls
- Studio-quality narration and sound
CelluVR

9. 3D Hospital
Immersive training and exploratory analysis
simulation of a hospital environment.
- Head tracking technology to quickly explore
the model for trends using different
viewing perspectives
- Configurable simulation models patient
flow and contaminants within an enclosed
environment
- Easy to adjust staffing levels and treatment
protocols

10. We do it all with…

11. What else could VR be used for?
Glen Keane – Disney Animator for 38 years. Worked on Little Mermaid, Aladdin,
Tarzan, Pocahontas, …

12. Your turn!
How could virtual
reality disrupt each
of these industries?
What other fields could
use virtual reality to
solve complex
problems?

13. Thank you!