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From Immersion to Presence
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How virtual and augmented reality can transform training.
How virtual and augmented reality can transform training.
Wed Jun 01 2016
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Decision makers at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in January found themselves sitting in a Syrian refugee camp in Jordan. Wearing a digital headset that looks like an oversized scuba mask, they experienced a 360-degree video of 12-year-old Sidra. As they moved their heads, they watched from a different direction, just like in real life. They were watching virtual reality, a digital three-dimensional environment that made them feel like they were really there.
Decision makers at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in January found themselves sitting in a Syrian refugee camp in Jordan. Wearing a digital headset that looks like an oversized scuba mask, they experienced a 360-degree video of 12-year-old Sidra. As they moved their heads, they watched from a different direction, just like in real life. They were watching virtual reality, a digital three-dimensional environment that made them feel like they were really there.