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GoJiyo: Virtual Turns Real!
What do you think of when you hear the words virtual reality (VR)? Do you imagine someone wearing a clunky helmet attached to a computer with a thick cable? Do visions of crudely rendered pterodactyls haunt you? Do you think of Neo and Morpheus traipsing about the Matrix? Or do you wince at the term, wishing it would just go away?
If the last applies to you, you’re likely a engineer or computer scientist, many of whom now avoid the words virtual reality (VR) even while they work on technologies most of us associate with Virtual Reality. Today, you’re more likely to hear someone use the words virtual environment (VE) to refer to what the public knows as VR.
Virtual reality is a technology which allows a user to interact with a computer-simulated environment, be it a real or imagined one. Most current virtual reality (VR) environments are primarily visual experiences, displayed either on a computer screen or through special stereoscopic displays, but some simulations include additional sensory information, such as sound through speakers or headphones.