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Describe Virtual Reality with its advantages.

Describe Virtual Reality with its advantages.

Virtual reality is a simulated 3D environment that enables users to explore and interact with a virtual surrounding in a way that approximates reality, as it is perceived through the users' senses.


Listed below are a few advantages of Virtual reality.

  1. Virtual reality helps in exploring places without actually being there: Virtual reality refers to the imaginary environment made with the help of technology with an essence of reality. It helps therefore to explore various places without even going to that place. This has made the life of people much easier and more entertaining. The fact that one has not got enough money to explore everything has made possible the entrance of virtual reality.
  2. The education system has been improved: The old text-based learning has now been replaced by virtual study in which a teacher teaches the student with the help of virtual reality equipment. This equipment allows the user to see the imaginary environment based on the topic and analyze the study.
  3. It creates a realistic world: Virtual reality creates an imaginary world for the user based on the topics to study or for entertainment. Although the Virtual Reality created is imaginary, it seems to the user as if it is an actual real world. Therefore help them to have a better experience of the current reality although everything may be unreal.
  4. Help in providing training: A lot of people who are not skilled in different fields of work can get training in the virtual environment. E.g., engineering requires practical knowledge therefore for the application of knowledge virtual reality technology can be used.
  5. Lowest risk: Virtual reality is an imaginary world created by the developer to study or make people experience different realities of life. Therefore the risk involved in experiencing the knowledge gathered through books is almost low. Low risk does not imply that total risk is zero but its consequences can be different for different people depending on their mental ability.
  6. Increases interest and engagement toward a subject: Virtual Reality is a platform to undergo the situation that a person has studied in their textbooks. Practical knowledge is more interesting and exciting as compared to monotonous book reading therefore a lot of engagement towards the subject has been seen in the case of virtual reality or Virtual Reality training.
  7. Cost-effective: Only at the time of installation of Virtual Reality technology do expenses occur but after that, the maintenance and cost per person become almost low thus it is cost-effective.

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