virtual reality is the term used to describe a three – dimensional , computer generated environment which can be explored and interacted with by a person that becomes a part of this virtual world or is immersed within this environment and whilst there, is able to manipulate objects or perform a series of actions.
Virtual Reality & the Environment
Many see virtual reality as the future as it emulate real life events, it can be used in training in a wide array of professional fields, surgeons use this technology to simulate real time operations, engineers use this to build virtual worlds which they plan to cross over to reality. Many people see virtual reality as an escape from real life problems, this tool will be very useful in the future despite its disadvantages. As technology evolves it gets better and virtual reality will do just that.
Advantages of Virtual Reality
Virtual reality has proved to be a very useful tool in a lot of professional fields and have a lot of advantages, these advantages are:
It makes training easier for students without putting them in harm’s way this includes areas such as (architecture, medicine, law , aviation ).
It is a useful tool for the disable as they can gain new experiences despite their physical restrains
Disadvantages of Virtual Reality
Although very useful virtual reality has its disadvantages, these are:
Both hardware and software components are expensive
Restraints make it uncomfortable and might take a while for the user to get use to the technology