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Peer reviewedMilheim, William D. – Machine-Mediated Learning, 1995
An overview is provided of current trends in virtual reality research and development, including discussion of hardware, types of virtual reality, and potential problems with virtual reality. Implications for education and training are explored. (Author/JKP)
Descriptors: Computer Peripherals, Computer Simulation, Computer Software Development, Computer Uses in Education
Weiser, Mark – Scientific American, 1991
Described are some of the ways in which computers can enter invisibly into people's lives. The social issues that embodied virtuality will engender are discussed. The hardware and software, connected by wires, radio waves, and infrared that will allow this to occur are described. (KR)
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Peripherals, Computer Science
Peer reviewedStone, Robert J. – Information Services and Use, 1991
Traces the history of virtual reality (VR), or cyberspace, and describes some of the research and development efforts currently being carried out in the United Kingdom, Europe, and the United States. Applications of VR in interactive computer-aided design (CAD), the military, leisure activities, spaceflight, teleconferencing, and medicine are…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Design, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Peripherals, Computer Simulation
