Get Into The World Of Virtual | Interactive World | Real vs Virtual : Virtual And Augmented Reality

The word itself defines the virtual means nearly, almost and reality means experienced or seen. Augmented means” interactive real-world experience”

This, of course, gives a meaning of “near-reality” or “nearly-experienced”.

Virtual reality is similar to the real world. This technology is used in various virtual reality applications like video games, education, medical and military training.

The current standard of the virtual reality has increased by the virtual reality systems. The virtual reality systems are environments that generated realistic images, sounds, and other simulations to the physical presence of the user in the virtual world.

The person equipped with virtual reality heads can visualize the artificial world and interact with the artificial features and items. The virtual reality headset to look like a screen mounted on your head with two different screens in front of the eyes.

The virtual reality includes audio and video feedback. This also includes sensory and force feedback system through Haptic technology.

Haptic Technology- This technology is also referred to as Kinaesthetic communication.

This technology can create an experience of 3D touch, application of force, vibration, or motion to the user. Haptic technology creates and controls virtual objects, to enhance the remote action of machines and devices. This technology uses various sensors to measure the forces and vibrations to give realistic touch and experience

 Different methods of Virtual reality

Simulation-Based – Driving simulators, this gives the driver the impression of actually driving by using corresponding sounds and visuals.

Avatar Based – The users can join the virtual reality world from the real world. Avatar based virtual reality is popular among the video game. This provides the 3D presence of the user in the virtual environment.

Desktop-Based virtual reality displays the virtual world in the normal desktop display without any special equipment's. This gives the characters more responsive in the desktop display. By the interactive characters makes us to feel the virtual world.

Head-mounted display – Head-mounted display is more popular in the current virtual reality experience

Mixed reality -  Mixed reality is getting a new perception of virtual reality. The mixed reality technology creates a virtual content in the real world and as well as real-world content in the virtual world, which also makes the content to be present both digitally and physically.

  Augmented Reality (AR)

Augmented Reality (AR) – Type of virtual reality in which the users see the real world content with the artificial content in it. Specialized software and hardware which include the virtual scene with the real surroundings. This works with the live feed from the real surroundings.

This technology combines the real world, virtual world, interaction, and accurate 3D virtual objects. Constructive environment provides a seamlessly interconnected physical and virtual world.

At the initial stage, the U.S Air force developed the virtual fixtures and components and to train their pilots. But commercially it was first introduced in the entertainment industry and gaming industry.

The application of virtual reality expanded in commercial industries such as medicine, communication, education.

The enhanced virtual reality system offers enriched experience and to understand the environment and situations. AR camera in smartphones and smart devices incorporate the information about the real world. This information is used to create the virtual world.

Augmented reality has the power to share and gather knowledge from the real world.

 Some Applications Of Virtual Reality

In recent days entertainment applications like video games and cinema. Virtual reality has changed the perception of the world.

In medicine – A virtual reality environment provide a low cost and effective and repeatable training for the trainee under the supervision of the experts. Myoelectric and tracking are used in various therapy and treatments.

Real-world workspace -  Virtual reality can simulate various workspace environments for work and occupational training which provides the workspace safety and other training purposes.

Virtual reality is used in training of engineering operational systems, inspection of machines, military, space, ammunition. This provides a low cost, effective training. The training provided to the trainee in the virtual reality system gives the trainer and educator to interact with the real world virtually.

 Some Applications Of Augmented Reality

Archaeology – Augment reality has become a tool for research. The modern features in archaeology give possibility for implementing Virtually interactive tool. The researcher can interact with the models and search for the results.

Design and Planning

Virtual Reality And Augmented Reality are combined together to map and plan the buildings, roads and view the professional environment. The models can be superimposed on the real world for a better solution.

Industrial Application – This technology provides a digital manual for the workers in the industries to better under the machinery and the product that they are going to work.

 Video Games – Pokemon Go is one of the popular Augmented reality game for smartphones to play the game in the real-world experience.

Flight And Space Training – Training Institutes uses the Augmented reality to train the pilots with real-world physical interaction in the simulators.