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Виртуальная
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Virtual Reality
Virtual Reality
Not long ago
computers were considered an
amazing invention. Today they form part of our
everyday life. The latest thing today is Virtual Reality.
A Virtual Reality system can transport the user to
exotic locations such as a beach in Hawaii or the
inside of the human body.
The Virtual Reality system
is still in the early stages
of its development. At the moment it is necessary to
put a large helmet on your head to see the simulated
world and you have to
wear a special glove on your
hand in order to manipulate the objects you see
there. Lenses and two miniature display screens
inside the helmet create the illusion that the screen
surrounds you on every side.
You can «look behind» computer— generated
objects,
pick them up and examine them, walk
around and see things from a di
ff
erent angle.
Already today Virtual Reality is used in medicine. In
hospitals, surgeons could plan operations by first
«travelling»
through the brain, heart or lungs without
damaging the body. It is also used in police training
schools. In schools pupils
could explore the Great
Pyramid or study molecules from the inside.
Developers of Virtual Reality say its potential is
powerful.
The word which comes closest to describing Virtual
Reality is «simulator».
Virtual Reality technology
resembles the flight simulators that are used to train
pilots. But of course there are dangers as well as
benefits. In the wrong
hands Virtual Reality can be
used for power fantasies and pornography.
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Виртуальная
реальность
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