A talk about Virtual Reality. The terminology, how it works what is available and what is coming in the future. When I do this talk, paired with showing hands on Oculus Rift and Google Cardboard.

1. WHAT IS
VIRTUAL REALITY
REALLY?
WITH BOB FROM THE CREATION STATION

2. TERMINOLOGY
• Reality
• Mediated Reality
• Mixed Reality
• 360 video
• Virtual Reality
• Immersive Reality
• Augmented Reality

3. MEDIATED REALITY / MIXED REALITY
• Lots of sort of but not quite yet maybe some of this or that
• Interactivity between computer and person in a limited
environment
• Fancy Bus Benches – Mixed Reality

5. 360 VIDEO
• This type of video is captured using multiple cameras to create
a fully spherical film.
• This means you can turn your head within a VR experience and
see all around you
• And with new platforms like YouTube 360, this type of content
isn’t just used in VR. 360 degree video viewers can use their
mouse to scroll around the video for a different perspective.

6. VIRTUAL REALITY
• A three-dimensional, computer generated environment which
can be explored and interacted with by a person.
• That person becomes part of this virtual world or is immersed
within this environment
• Able to manipulate objects or perform a series of actions.
• 360 Sound is expected but is currently not always inclusive

7. IMMERSIVE REALITY
• Virtual Reality that you can fully interact with
• 360 Sound is required
• Other senses starting to become required – Haptic Feedback
• Interactivity is in the control of the user and not the designer
• By restricting the world to a small space this is possible
• Expand slowly but surely

8. AUGMENTED REALITY
• Hardest to accomplish
• Fully locational overlay on Reality
• Word lens – Google Translate
• IKEA
• Promise of Google Glass next generation
• Hololens, Meta & Magic Leap

10. TERMINOLOGY FOR GEAR
• Display
• Monitor
• Hand Held (phone) – power drain, over heating, quality of the screen
• Most Visors currently
• Optical projection
• Lack of controls
• Leap Motion as alternative controller

11. HUD
• Heads Up Display
• Air Force
• Automobiles
• Example of Mediated Reality
• Overlay information without relating to location

12. HEAD MOUNTED
• Visors
• Google Cardboard – bring your own screen
• 25 million in the wild in theory
• Oculus Rift
• Galaxy Gear
• HTC Vive
• Microsoft Hololens & Meta (Partial Visors)
• Eyeglasses
• Google Glass
• Magic Leap?
• Contact Lenses

13. WHO IS DOING WHAT?
• USAF/Military
• HUD &
• Google Glass
• Google Cardboard
• Merge
• View Master
• Gear
• Valve
• Oculus
• HTC Vive
• Microsoft HoloLens
• Meta
• Magic Leap

14. QUESTIONS?
BOB
Creationstation@broward.org
www.robertanstett.com