Real-time Execution of Software› Real or imaginary

Stimulate Senses Hardware Dependent

Stationary Sensorama

› Patented in 1962› Morton Heilig

Mobile Education Entertainment

Education

Medical Simulations Driving Simulations

Entertainment

Films Museums Amusement Parks Video Games Internet

Films

Pixar’s RenderMan› Spider-Man› Fantastic 4› Monster’s Inc.› Toy Story

https://renderman.pixar.com/products/whatsrenderman/movies.html

McWane Science CenterMcWane Science Center

Shadow Garden› Butterflies› Sand› Bubbles

McWane Science CenterMcWane Science Center

MaxFlight Motion Simulator › Rollercoaster› Flight Simulator

Amusement Parks

Universal Studios› Back to the Future Ride› Shrek 4-D

Disney World› The Seas with Nemo & Friends Ride› Soarin’

Video Games

Role-Playing› Kingdom Hearts› Final Fantasy› World of Warcraft

First-person Shooter› Halo› Quake› Doom

Internet

Virtual Communication› Consoles› PCs› Mobile Phones

Sound Motion Appearance Environment Personality

Realistic Altered Unrealistic

Limitations› Gravity› Friction

Motion Capture

Criminal Investigations› Recreation of victims

Facial Features Hair and fur Skin Nails Scales Etc.

Light and Shadow› Self-illuminating› Natural Lighting

Texture Weather

› Driving Simulation Example

Personification Artificial Intelligence

http://www.flickr.com/photos/silvery/396159876/sizes/o/

Conclusion

Three I’s of Virtual Reality› Immersion› Interaction› Imagination

http://books.google.com/books?id=0xWgPZbcz4AC&printsec=frontcover&dq=virtual+reality&ei=32keSYOaA5WyyQT2sMCvBQ#PPP1,M1

Suggested Viewings

YouTube› http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=lvI1l0nAd1c› http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=JUdpFN4O4B0&eurl=http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=realistic+graphics&ei=utf-8&fr=slv8-hptb5&pstart=1&b=11

Pixar, Inc.› http://www.pixar.com/howwedoit/index.html

References

Silver Surfer motion capture photo› http://www.fantastic-four-movie-buzz.com/

photos/46/silver-surfer-motion-capture-photo.php

MaxFlight Motion Simulator› http://www.mcwane.org/system/0000/0226

/maxflightsimulator4_medium.jpg Shadow Garden

› http://www.mcwane.org/exhibits/shadow_garden

Questions