The document discusses how virtual reality can be used for more than just entertainment, such as education and employee training. It provides examples of using VR to teach students about food cultures and allow employees to learn interactively. The document also discusses how VR may be used in the future for space exploration, architecture, and experiencing other cultures from anywhere in the world.

1. Matthew Canigiani FA 102B Professor Klinkowstein

2. Research from the Web and Quora
Excerpt: Virtual Reality and Storytelling for More than
Entertainment
http://www.iftf.org/future-now/article-detail/virtual-reality-and-
storytelling-for-more-than-entertainment/
Matthew Canigiani FA 102B Professor Klinkowstein

3. “Unlike educational VR apps that essentially
present traditional teaching environments, just in
virtual reality, Legends introduces a new mode of
teaching. Just like I remember the vivid
experience of being in a burning building, can
kids carry the positive experiences they
encounter with traditional foods in VR over to
their real lives?”
Matthew Canigiani FA 102B Professor Klinkowstein

4. Research from the Web and Quora
My Question:
“How will the use of virtual reality change in the
next 10 years?”
Matthew Canigiani FA 102B Professor Klinkowstein

5. Answers:
”Employee training is an expensive undertaking. E-
Learning is probably the biggest game changer in
employee training. The growth trajectory of that space
could see it reach $275 Billion by 2022. But VR takes E-
Learning a step further, allowing employees to learn
interactively, independent of location, immersed in as
realistic an environment as possible. Besides better
trained employees, VR for Training will actually save
businesses significant amounts of money.”
Matthew Canigiani FA 102B Professor Klinkowstein

6. Answers:
“Some others would be like space voyage from the
sitting here at Earth. All we need is to gather enough
data with pictures and videos. And create them with
Animation or correlate the pictures and videos along with
VR capable sequences.”
Matthew Canigiani FA 102B Professor Klinkowstein

7. Answers:
“Architecture. It goes without saying, that this is an area
where VR/ 3D has much potential. Connected to a
system like Apple Maps or Google Earth, this may give
building designers and potential owners, a way to pre-
check how their creation will look and compare with the
surrounding area.”
Matthew Canigiani FA 102B Professor Klinkowstein

8. Research from the Web and Quora
Related Quora Question:
“Do VR and AR have a big future, and where do
you see them going?”
Matthew Canigiani FA 102B Professor Klinkowstein

9. Answers:
“VR will usher changes not only in the way we view
things but also in the way we understand our
surroundings. The advancement of technology will give
VR the chance to have a positive effect on humanity as
a whole.”
Matthew Canigiani FA 102B Professor Klinkowstein

10. Draft Product or Service Description:
A VR app that takes you around the world experiencing
various cultures
Matthew Canigiani FA 102B Professor Klinkowstein