VIRTUAL REALITY

Potential uses and dangers

 What Is Virtual Reality?
■ Virtual reality or VR is a technology which creates a simulated environment.
■ The interesting thing about VR is that it can either create a similar environment or
can make a completely different one.
■ It is commonly used in websites, to play games etc.
■ Though VR is extremely useful, it does have its own dangers.
 Virtual Reality –Likely Uses
§ VR can be used is many things like:
§ Anxiety management
§ Training for jobs like the military
§ Education.
 Anxiety Management
■ VR can be used in future for dealing with anxiety management. Here’s how.
■ VR can make a virtual recreation of a scene/phobia of a patient.
■ This, in a simplified manner, means that patients can let go of their fears by getting
used to such an virtual environment.
Military Training
■ VR can create situations which
trainees would have to find their
way out of.
■ This avoids injuries while training.
Education
■ With the help of controlled or proper
use of this technology, vr can be
used in education systems.
■ VR can help in making situation that
can not be experienced otherwise.
Some examples, history class!
■ It can also be used to give students
first hand experience of many real
life situations.
 The Dangers Of Virtual Reality.
■ The major risks of VR are concerned with health.
■ People using VR, especially for gaming purposes, can get completely lost in it and
can accidentally cause injuries to themselves or others.
■ The other risks include slight nausea or dizziness while using VR.
■ VR headsets can cause severe eye strain among users.
■ The radiation exposure too very harmful.
Conclusion

Although the potential uses of VR have not been fully explored yet and the uses are only
confined to entertainment purposes, VR is an extremely useful technology if used
carefully. It is also recommended to avoid daily use of VR as it can harm you.