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What is Virtual Reality (VR) Technology

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Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Third Edition
A computer-simulated environment that can simulate virtual reality, i.e. an artificial environment created by software and presented to the user in such a way that the user accepts it as a real environment. In VR, highly visual 3D environments are created by using CAD software and graphics hardware. VR has its application in different sectors viz. Military training, Architecture, Game, Medical Procedures etc.
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Application of Web-Based Geographical Information System (GIS) In Tourism Development
Somnath Chaudhuri (Royal Thimphu College, Bhutan) and Nilanjan Ray (Royal Thimphu College, Bhutan)
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 11
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-5888-2.ch692
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