What is Virtual Reality?

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Technology requirements

  • Hardware capable of rendering real-time 3D graphics and high-quality stereo sound.

  • Input devices to sense user interaction and motion.

  • Output devices to replace user's sensory input from the physical world with computer-generated input.

  • Software that handles real-time input/output processing, rendering, simulation, and access to the world database in which the environment is defined.

Author: Michael Louka (Michael.Louka@of.telia.no)
Last Updated: 1 November 1998