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ASSOCIATIVE\/ PHOTO BY I. ABULKHANOV <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

Virtual reality<\/mark><\/p>\n\n

We probably all remember the film “The Matrix”, where people living in a simulated world had no idea that the reality they perceived was not reality at all, but an artificially manipulated perception. <\/h3>\n\n

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People’s curiosity knows no bounds, and the question is “what next?” So what is this virtual reality of legend and what are its origins? <\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Virtual reality<\/a>, or VR for short, is a three-dimensional environment that exposes people to the illusion of reality. Thanks to special electronic equipment, the brain is tricked, perception is altered and unreal things become real. In the same way, in the virtual reality film “On the Paths of Angels”<\/a>, M.K. \u010ciurlionis’s paintings came to life and became the most realistic story. <\/h5>\n\n
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Virtual reality film “On the Trail of Angels”<\/p>\n\n

Often, VR experiences are blended with other technologies such as 360\u00b0 videos, 3D movies and other similar types of media. The basic premise is that VR becomes a virtual reality, where the experience is interactive and the creation tool is exclusively computer-based. <\/p>\n\n

Some electronic equipment is needed to get us into virtual reality. This equipment is usually a helmet with a screen or goggles inside and a headset on the side of the helmet. VR equipment can also include special gloves and grips, but the most important tool for the virtual reality experience is the goggles. <\/p>\n\n

First VR tests<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n

Panoramic paintings <\/h4>\n\n

The illusion of being somewhere we are not was already attempted in the 19th century, when artists painted 360-degree panoramic paintings (frescoes) to make people feel as if they were actually present at a historical event. These paintings were painted in such a way as to fill the viewer’s entire field of vision as they rotated around their axis. <\/p>\n\n

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Battle of Borodino, 1812<\/p>\n\n

The first flight simulator in Virtual Reality<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n

In 1929, Edward Link developed the Link trainer, the first electromechanical device for commercial flight training. The device was based on motors connected to the rudder and its column, with the aim of replicating turbulence and flight disturbances. <\/p>\n\n

The first purchasers of the Link trainer were the US Army, which bought 6 units. During the Second World War, sales jumped to 10,000 and more than 500,000 pilots used the device for training. This type of training was much safer than in the air. <\/p>\n\n

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“Link trainer”<\/p>\n\n

Science fiction visionaries and virtual reality<\/strong> <\/h4>\n\n

Pygmalion’s Spectacles, written by Stanley G. Weinbaum in 1930, describes a fictional pair of spectacles that allow the wearer to experience a fake, imaginary world through the senses of taste, touch, smell and holography. <\/p>\n\n

Amazingly, the insight of Stanley G. Weinbaum’s glasses was uncannily similar to current VR technology, making the writer a true technology visionary! <\/p>\n\n

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Image: sffaudio.com<\/em><\/p>\n\n

Morton Heilig “Sensorama” <\/h4>\n\n

In 1950, cinematographer M. Heilig invented the “Sensorama”, a theatre room with a variety of stimuli, not just the usual audio and visual ones. This theatre room was equipped with stereo speakers, a stereoscopic 3D screen, fans, smell generators and a vibrating chair. <\/p>\n\n

The aim of this innovation was to immerse the viewer in the film experience as much as possible, and in Sensorama the audience could watch 6 different films created by Heilig and adapted to the technology: ‘Motorbike’, ‘Belly Dancer’, ‘Dune Buggy’, ‘Helicopter’, ‘A Date with Sabina and I’m a Coca-Cola bottle!’.<\/p>\n\n

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Photo: mortonheilig.com<\/em><\/p>\n\n

Interview with Morton Heilig about Sensorama<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n

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