Bryson Virtual Reality in Scientific Visualization

VIRTUAL reality, also called virtual environments, is a new interface paradigm that uses computers and human-computer interfaces to create the effect of a three-dimensional world in which the user interacts directly with virtual objects. The term “virtual reality” has received quite a lot of attention in the last few years, so we feel it is important to be clear about its meaning. For the purposes of this article, we adopt the following definition: Virtual reality is the use of computers and human-computer interfaces to create the effect of a three-dimensional world containing interactive objects with a strong sense of threedimensional presence. Steve Bryson Virtual Reality in Scientific Visualization