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What is virtual reality?
Virtual reality (VR) is a simulated virtual world accessible through an electronic device, usually a VR headset. Virtual reality can be inspired by the ordinary world, based on a completely fictional world, or alternatively combination of both. Virtual reality applications iare often designed to evoke a sense of real reality, which is achieved by a combination of visual, hearing, touch and even smell stimuluses.
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What is the acronym for Virtual reality?
The acronym for virtual reality is VR.
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What is a virtual reality headset?
A virtual reality headset, shortly VR headset is a head-mounted device that provide virtual reality experience through 2 screens (1 for every eye) and gyroscope that transmits head movements into inputs that control running applications. Virtual reality headsets may or may not include own operating system, hard disk, memory, battery and other components to allow them work independently without connection with a PC. In addiction of the own VR device, VR headsets may be extended for hand controllers and other hardware components.
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What do you need to consume virtual reality?
The absolut minimum for virtual reality is a virtual reality cardboard (box for placing a phone) and a smartphone with launched application that supports VR experience. Next option is to buy a device called VR headset. Some VR headsets works independently, some require connection with an external source of computing capacity such as PC, playstation or Xbox.
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What is Metaverse?
Metaverse, a compound of the words meta and universe, is a term for a physically persistent virtual shared space in which everything is possible. Such space is connection of all virtual worlds, augmented reality and the internet.
Inside the metaverse, a user can create own virtual worlds and environments, move through them with other people and interact by any way inside them.
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How to create a digital 3D model?
Digital 3D models are created using dedicated tools. 3D models of people, objects and complete environments can be created completely in a 3D modeling software, or by a combination of 3D scan and its subsequent modification.
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What does mean Mixed reality?
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