What is VR?
History
Future
Fun Facts
100

Virtual reality is what kind of computer-generated experience?

Interactive

100

What device was created in 1939 to be a stereoscopic visual simulator?

The View Master

100
Forbes believes that VR content will expand to $21.8 billion worldwide by what year?

2020

100

What did we use to make our site?

Wix

200

Name two kinds of sensory feedback that is incorporated?

Auditory and visual

200

In the 1950s, who wrote about the "Experience Theatre" which could encompass all the senses in an effective manner, thus drawing the viewer into the onscreen activity?

Morton Heilig

200

VR is becoming more popular and in the future will become more...

Normalized

200

Who does our VR headset belong to?

Madi

300

In what year did Ivan Sutherland create the Ultimate Display (a head mounted display that attached to a computer which enabled the wearer to see a virtual world)?

1968

300

What kind of paintings were created in the 1800s that were the "Virtual Reality" of their time?

Panoramic

300

How will the VR headsets design change?

Designed and made to be slimmer and more comfortable for users.

300

What company is giving students opportunities to explore areas beyond their reach?

National Geographic

400

Besides head-mounted displays with a small screen in front of the eyes, what else can create the VR experience?

Designed rooms with multiple large screens

400

What was the name of the prototype that Heilig created in 1962?

Sensorama

400

What is a sense that may be incorporated later on?

Smell

400

Who in this group talked about the history of VR?

Grace

500

Besides entertainment, what else is VR often used for? Name 2.

Medical Field OR Military OR NASA OR Flight Simulation OR Automobile Design

500

What are the exact origins of virtual reality?

There aren't any partly because of how difficult it has been to formulate a definition for the concept of an alternative existence (or an answer similar)

500

What kind of expereinces will kids be able to have with VR in school?

Virtual field trips

500

What two social media platforms have used VR already?

Facebook and YouTube

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