Virtual Reality: Computational Modeling and Simulation for Industry

This paper outlines the core technologies which underline the principle of virtual reality and the way it is being applied today in industry. In a more general sense virtual reality provides a true 3D interface to a range of computer applications. The essence of virtual reality is immersion, which is the ability to immerse the computer user in a computer generated experience, as an active participant, as opposed to a passive viewer. Hence this paper provides an introduction into the methodology of virtual reality, including its historical background, as well as some basic taxonomy, that are helpful defining the elements of a virtual reality, that are used to create immersive and interactive experience. Moreover this paper report about industrial case study examples of Virtual Reality as an advanced computational method in modeling and simulation of complex dynamic systems.