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PS: If this blog post sounds a little biased, the particular reason of circumstance is that my opinion on virtual reality might be a bit unpopular.

The other day during an online university orientation, we were given some sort of virtual tour of the campus facilities, I kid you not, I didn’t attend the session. I knew I was still going to get lost on campus if and when I got there. Furthermore, the screen kept glitching this actively demonstrates that what I got was a 360˚ virtual tour in 1D… So helpful right? Haha!

Anyway, away from this precedent, Virtual reality (VR) refers to a computer-generated simulation in which a person can interact within an artificial three-dimensional environment using electronic devices, such as special goggles with a screen or gloves fitted with sensors. Through this, users are able to have a more or less realistic experience. On the other hand, I’m sure you have googled a place you would like to visit or a place you would love to stay a while, and the website was kind enough to put up a 360˚ Virtual tour of the place highlighting the scenery or rather the general feel of the physical environment so that you don’t have to rely on pictures that may or may not be counterfeit. Both are a nutshell definition of what virtual reality is.

Now don’t get me wrong, virtual reality helps a lot in some cases especially as a point of reference. But on experience delivery, well, you might have to fight me on this one. I mean, I do argue that yes virtual reality is very much advanced in this day and age with the high tech goggles and the sensors and what have you, but does it give you 100% experience of the environment from the simulation, and if it does, doesn’t that take away from actual reality hence diminishing its value?

What do you think? Let me know in the comments down below.

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