Emerging Industry Overview: Virtual Reality
Industry Snapshot
Virtual reality (VR), as its name suggests, is a simulated version of reality wherein users feel they are "really" walking on a beach, flying a fighter jet, performing heart bypass surgery, or whatever else the VR software is programmed to do. Although virtual reality is commonly associated with science fiction and video games, it is a bona fide technology formed from a meld of computer hardware and software. While serious interest in virtual reality grew slowly, it gained momentum in the early years of the twenty-first century's first decade as sophisticated technology created...