What is Virtual Reality?

Virtual Reality (VR) is a computer-generated environment with scenes and objects that appear to be real, making the user feel they are immersed in their surroundings. or completely different from the real world.

Purpose of VR

A virtual world is a computer-based online community environment that is designed and shared by individuals so that they can interact in a custom-built, simulated world. Users interact with each other in this simulated world using text-based, two-dimensional or three-dimensional graphical models called avatars.

VR technology continued to advance through the 21st Century as people began to realise how useful it could be. In addition to flight training, VR began to be used to train people for other dangerous jobs. For example, in 2019, the company Osso launched their own VR system. It helps surgeons practise doing dangerous surgeries. It was kind of like the board game Operation! There are many other dangerous or complicated jobs that use VR training. These include firefighting, wind turbine maintenance, offshore oil rig work, and skilled trades such as welding. As the cost of VR equipment comes down, more and more companies are using it to train their employees. For example, retail companies like WalMart and FedEx also offer training for front-line employees using VR.

VR technology has the power to take us to worlds that we could not experience otherwise. From job sites to other planets, VR gives people the opportunity to experience many things in a safe way. In the future you may have a job in which your training is in an immersive virtual reality environment. You may play games or hang out with people. You might even explore the depths of the ocean or climb Mount Everest, all from the comfort of home. Virtual reality can take you to all sorts of interesting places today, and who knows where you will be able to virtually go in the future!