EDUCATIONAL

USES OF VIRTUAL
REALITY
A RESEARCH PRESENTATION

WHAT IS virtual reality ?

An artificial environment that is created with

software and presented to the user in such a
way that the user suspends belief and accepts it
as a real environment. On a computer, virtual
reality is primarily experienced through two of
the five senses: sight and sound.

Everything that we know about our reality comes

by way of our senses. In other words, our entire
experience of reality is simply a combination of
sensory information and our brains sense-making
mechanisms for that information. It stands to
reason then, that if you can present your senses
with made-up information, your perception of
reality would also change in response to it. You
would be presented with a version of reality that
isnt really there, but from your perspective it
would be perceived as real. Something we would
refer to as avirtual reality.
So, in summary, virtual reality entails presenting
our senses with a computer generated virtual
environment that we can explore in some fashion.

How can virtual reality make

learning easy.?

Not possible in
reality is possible in
virtual
reality
The ability
to introduce practical
knowledge to the classroom without
actually leaving it, makes educational
experience invaluable. Rather than
listening to lectures, students can put
words underneath a headset and get
a real experience but in a virtual
wrapper.

Virtual simulators
The usage of VR in a training perspective is to
allow professionals to conduct training in a
virtual environment where they can improve
upon their skills without the consequence of
failing the operation

flight simulator
Aflight simulatorisadevicethatartificiallyrecreatesaircraftflightandtheenvironmentinwhichit
flies,forpilottraining,design,orotherpurposes.It
includesreplicatingtheequationsthatgovernhow
aircraftfly,howtheyreacttoapplicationsofflight
controls,theeffectsofotheraircraftsystems,and
howtheaircraftreactstoexternalfactorssuchas
airdensity,turbulence,windshear,cloud,
precipitation,etc.

Exposure therapy

One treatment for patients with

phobias is exposure therapy. In one
instance, psychiatrists are using VR to
help patients deal with fears of things
like flying and claustrophobia.

Surgical training

Training for surgeons usually involves

cadavers and a gradual process of
assisting more experienced doctors
before taking over tasks and bigger
portions of the surgery. Virtual reality
could provide another means of
practice, without any risk to real
patients.