Introduction

Virtual Reality

Virtual Reality Introduction

BYRON ALFONSO PREZ-GUTIRREZ

Virtual Reality Center

Universidad Militar Nueva Granada
byron.perez@unimilitar.edu.co

February 2017

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Outline I

1 Introduction
Motivation

2 Virtual Reality
Components
Senses

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Reality - Virtuality

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Morton Heiligs Sensorama - 1962

3D movie
Smell
Stereo sound
Seat vibrations
Wind

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Surgery simulator

S. Ullrich, T. Kuhlen. Haptic Palpation for Medical Simulation in

Virtual Environments. Best paper IEEE Virtual Reality 2012

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Virtual Reality components

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The 3 Is of Virtual Reality

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What is Virtual Reality?

A high-end user-computer interface that involves real-time
simulation and interaction through multiple sensorial channels.
(vision, sound, touch, smell, taste) - Burdea 2003

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VR system components

Virtual Input / Output

Reality
Engine Devices

Software
& User
Databases

Tasks

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Shawn Patton, Brian Levinthal, Samantha Olschan, David Lien. River Rafting.
Carnegie Mellon University Entertainment Technology Center

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Input and Output Devices - Sensors and Actuators

Tracking Systems
Head Mounted Displays
Large Scale Visualization
Systems
Haptics

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Image displays

Formula 1 pit-stop simulator. Haption. Francia 2008

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Haptic and tactile displays

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3D audio

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Smell

Nakamoto, Otaguro. Olfactory Game Display. Tokio Institute of

Thecnology. 2008.

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Taste

Narumi. Pseudo-gustatory display system based on cross-modal

integration of vision, olfaction and gustation. University of Tokyo.
IEEE Virtual Reality 2011.

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Proprioception

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Applications
Industry, Medicine, Architecture, Biology, Astronomy, Education,
Entertainment ....

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