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Contents
Index
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. Introduction
Subsections
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What Is Virtual Reality?
Testing the boundaries
Who is the fool?
Terminology regarding various ``realities''
Interactivity
First- vs. Third-person
More real than reality?
Synthetic vs. captured
Health and safety
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Modern VR Experiences
Video games
Immersive cinema
Telepresence
Virtual societies
Empathy
Education
Virtual prototyping
Health care
Augmented and mixed reality
New human experiences
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History Repeats
Staring at rectangles
Moving pictures
Toward convenience and portability
Video games
Beyond staring at a rectangle
VR headsets
Bringing people together
Further reading
Steven M LaValle 2020-11-11
