Virtual Reality

The Immersive education conference is a conference where many experts address the development and effects of new technologies. Immersion 2015 will be held in Paris, France. The dates and venues for Immersion 2015 are not yet determined but will be announced in March. You can learn more here at http://summit.immersiveeducation.org. Virtual Reality will be one of the forms of immersive education technologies covered at the conference.

Virtual Reality is a computer simulated environment. Virtual reality can recreate real environments or create imagined worlds. In order to become immersed into these worlds, virtual reality devices must recreate the sensory experiences. Virtual reality can be used for many different purposes for example gaming, entertainment, education, and on the job training.

Virtual reality uses head mounted screens in order to immerse the user into another world. The leader in this technology is Oculous Rift. This company has created headsets that track motion giving the user a 110 degree view of their virtual reality environment. The headset also includes special headphones the users can hear sounds in a 3D space.


Sony has recently launched Project Morpheus, a virtual reality headset for the PS4 gaming system. This new product could change the world of gaming. The PlayStation Camera will track movement of the headset and will give the user a 100 degree field of vision. The Sony has promised to release it by 2016. You can watch the demo of Project Morpheus in this video:


The PS4 already has the capability to handle the virtual reality games, so the users will not have to buy a new system for virtual reality use. The headset will also come with a box that will connect to the PS4, which will help process most of the Project Morpheus specific operations. The users TV screen will also be able show what the user is experiencing, allowing other to see what they are doing.

Virtual reality is also being used in military training. Virtual reality allows soldier to train in dangerous situations in a controlled environment. Some of these simulations include flight simulation, battlefield simulation, and virtual boot camp. This type of virtual training provides our soldiers with more experience before they enter battle.

Virtual reality is going to be the future of gaming. However, virtual reality is still being perfected. There are still many software and user kinks that need to be fine tuned before being released to the market. You can learn more about Virtual reality at Immersion 2015.