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2. Virtual reality - Wikipedia

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   An operator controlling The Virtual Interface Environment Workstation (VIEW) [1] at NASA Ames around 1990. Virtual reality (VR) is a simulated experience that employs 3D near-eye displays and pose tracking to give the user an immersive feel of a virtual world. Applications of virtual reality include entertainment (particularly video games ...

3. Jaron Lanier - Wikipedia

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   Jaron Lanier. Jaron Zepel Lanier (/ ˈdʒeɪrɪn lɪˈnɪər /, born May 3, 1960) is an American computer scientist, [1] visual artist, computer philosophy writer, technologist, futurist, and composer of contemporary classical music. Considered a founder of the field of virtual reality, [2] Lanier and Thomas G. Zimmerman left Atari in 1985 to ...

4. Virtuality (philosophy) - Wikipedia

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   Deleuze used the term virtual to refer to an aspect of reality that is ideal, but nonetheless real. An example of this is the meaning, or sense, of a proposition that is not a material aspect of that proposition (whether written or spoken) but is nonetheless an attribute of that proposition. [2] In Bergsonism, Deleuze writes that "virtual" is ...

5. Virtual Reality and Health - WebMD

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   Research is ongoing, but early studies suggest VR can help ease: Pain. PTSD (posttraumatic stress disorder) Specific fears (phobias) Depression. VR puts you in a 3D, computer-generated environment ...

6. Virtual Reality: How Is It Used in Medicine? - WebMD

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   VR helps with pain control in adults, as well. When VR is used along with medication, it can reduce the severe pain people have during wound care for burn injuries. It can also help people who ...

7. Virtual reality headset - Wikipedia

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   Contents. Virtual reality headset. A virtual reality headset (or VR headset) is a head-mounted device that uses 3D near-eye displays and positional tracking to provide a virtual reality environment for the user. VR headsets are widely used with VR video games, but they are also used in other applications, including simulators and trainers.

8. Virtual Reality (journal) - Wikipedia

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   Virtual Real. Virtual Reality is a peer-reviewed open access scientific journal published by Springer Science+Business Media covering research on virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality applications. [1] The editors-in-chief are Daniel Ballin (Ideas Crucible) and Robert D. Macredie (Brunel University London). [2]

9. Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy: What to Know - WebMD

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   Virtual reality (VR) uses technology to swap real-life environments with made-up ones that look real. That’s called simulation. Exposure therapy helps you face your fears in a safe environment ...