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one benefits from the booming business. tax provision. for mental destruction and starvation. the selling out of the country don't use fear in the. store september 18th on d. w. . bush reality has been promising new and bigger adventures for years dream trips from the comforts of our homes. exciting fun and thrills galore but what is the reality of virtual reality i want to operate on shift today. in 2018 the global be our revenue was $3200000000.00 euros peanuts compared to
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gaming which made 120000000000 last year still we are technology is making giant strides then you had said new software new games but the stuff is only for hardcore gamers and culture potatoes right wrong you can also use we are to work up a sweat by boxing for example slip on the head said that go beyond boxing is perfect for me if i get a black eye here i don't get in trouble with my makeup artist. virtual reality boxing training. and b. are big fights. they can be just as hard as matches with real opponents but without running the risk of injury more and more sports are showing up in b.r. . at the v.a.r. institute of health and exercise scientists from san francisco state university are studying the health impact of b.r. sports they measure a range of physical functions and calculate how many calories per minute using
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a given game burns so far they tested over 50 of your applications with different headsets to determine their effects. on the treadmill with a wii or headset can definitely get players working up a sweat and burning calories. just like the music application electrolytes where users can become d.j.'s. you can make your own music and how easy is it to forget your exercising when you're dancing. dancing at a virtual festival to my own music pretty sweet i don't need anyone else for that but the up times when i'd like to share the experience without us an all too rare option b r besides the headsets often clunky the cables get in the way and many of the graphics to look pixilated to really work the software needs to respond to my
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actions immediately and right now that's often aleck. an amusement park north of nora burke is offering we are ballpark out. of the world. i went there for a test drive and to find out what technology goes into making the perfect be our experience. ok let's dive in vietnam looks count resolution and image quality are crucial when it comes to graphics is field of vision the wind of the field the more intense the experience. another decisive factor is how well heeled real movements are reproduced. head tracking is really important because of how you move your head and whether that matches your position and you in the virtual world in. these full shape sensors on used in optical tracking the sensors reflect infrared light in the dark which is picked up by
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cameras it is just one of the tracking methods the institute is developing for the bumper cars the driver in coffee to do with 14 senses and then uses position is tracked by 32 infrared cameras the aim is to minimize latency the delay between real life action unfits will representation. oh. it has to feel good when my real movement has to be in sync with what i see if it isn't you get a kind of motion sickness or virtual reality sickness. you feel nauseous. develop hasn't also working on adding more senses to the virtual reality experience like feeling when taste and smell that would make the experience more authentic and of course multi-user absent liven up the actual surroundings.
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i was pretty terrified driving a bump. but it was really one of my best experience and with. every movement. without. but not this time. science research how the brain reacts to what happens exactly when i move in virtual reality. direction for instance. from the. 25th. brain perceives. reality.
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a large part of our brain is dedicated to image processing. it is enough to rely on visuals alone to create a surround. everyone knows there's more to genuine experience. different inputs from our senses to create the whole reality. when it comes to brain studies with that when the. activity. experience the more it generates neural firing patterns that resemble brain activation. the rats were placed on the spherical track which meant they had to move and balance as a result the rats brain showed similar representational space in the virtual real world we use a lot of sensory clues to navigate have a look. studies show that beyond needs to include. not
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just. your sound taste and touch him missing from the v.a.r. experience the illusion is weakened. even so the brain treats real life and simulation similar. patterns of how the brain responds are similar our brain will process fear in a similar way whether i'm in a real life or of your setting. is similar psychological responses trying to. increase is. conductivity changes. in the reward center is activated we can be scared own awarded in. real life. the porn industry is often quick to use new technologies and we are is no exception but point company in north america has registered over 20000000 downloads from its range since may 28th the gaming platform steam also
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does a large part of its business with offerings but what is virtual 6 like a tester reports system so i'm sitting in a living room like i actually am going to feel as if i were actually inside the filter. like i'm part of it. as. the girl sitting on me right now. she's right here you know here. could virtual sex be the next sexual revolution health clip should we be getting with technology. futurologist and internet pioneer brian schuster film sees a time when we will become so united with the tech that there will be a paradigm shift. very where people prefer sex. session
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ratify were never to be ratified your life. has no chance. he was underwhelmed by the experience. you all are a part of the action and that's incredible this is a but then again you're also not something i do you're moving to touch something with your eyes closed i think but there's nothing there for you this what's really missing is real life emotions. you just can't really feel it some developers are working hard to make the experience more real but so far it seems very odd doesn't come close but we are goggles are great when it comes to traveling the last time i went on vacation i explored my destination 1st with this model strictly speaking it was a 360 degree panoramic view and which is usually more interactive. the tourism
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industry has shown great interest in the technology 2 operators in the u.s. state of nevada have tested we are travel advertising with success. on n.p.r. headsets and you can be off to faraway lands. you can instantly be in nevada it doesn't matter where you would be full. there are even apps with which she can book the matching flights from the comfort of your fiance but you see also. make sure you do it within a very precisely on par with the water that works for. those who hesitate to travel can experience the world for. paris's john. park hosts an installation called while in motion it brings visitors even closer to the wild animals than african safari without disturbing real animals in their natural habitats. really want to use new technologies so that we can be teleported to be
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among the animals to be in the midst of this wild life in the ocean with chimpanzees seabright and be amazed that visitors curiosity is a rationalist and they learn by seeing others being that this is another potential application of as it is don't you balance 360 degree and. tanks of us all around the gym and unesco world heritage sites what's that she'll tools. i can travel to various places virtually even interact with them that's an important feature directing that enhances the immersion in this virtual reality if i can interact a bit i've got something i can do and not just be a spectator. what are your thoughts on the hour when is it amazing and when could you do without personally i couldn't get enough of the bumper cars but overall the technology still has a long way to go the head says need to be made lyda the cables are
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a nuisance and the technology is still too expensive there are simple of ya sets for your smartphone which cost only $1.00 euro but if you want something decent the headset alone costs 199 euros what do you think join our discussion on facebook and on our new you tube channel you'll also find explain as their information on the latest tech topics gadgets and my full report on the wii. take care and see you next week.
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