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Virtual Model Display VMD or Virtual Model Display is the general term for any augmented reality system in which headtracking and some form of camera mediation is utilised to overlay a virtual object upon the physical world. Below, we offer a selection of links from our resource databases which may match this term.
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Results by page [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31] [32] [33] [34] [35] [36] [37] [38] [39] [40] [41] [42] [43] [44] [45] [46] [47] [48] [49] [50] [51] [52] [53] [54] [55] [56] [57] [58] [59] [60] [61] [62] [63] [64] VRD or Virtual Retinal Display is an offshoot of HMD display technology, which, instead of placing a pair of display screens in front of the eyes, actually projects an image directly onto the human retina with low-energy lasers or LCDs. ![]() The most popular model for modern MMOs is the shard model - small clusters of servers, each running a separate copy of the world, and each world mostly static. To have a truly dynamic world, with content galore, and experience without end, you need a different model. You need a single world, spread across countless servers... ![]() ![]() Virtual sight devices, sometimes termed virtual light, are a class of display system which is a mix of AR, prosthetics, and VR. They have no actual display units as such, and completely bypass the human eye. Instead, they tap into the optical nerve directly, and deliver processed information to the neurons heading into the brain. The Perspecta display system was released by Actuality Systems in May 2005. Its intended purpose is as a 3D volumetric display capable of projecting a virtual object right in front of you. ![]() ![]() ![]() In less than 20 years, the service economy is being replaced with a new model, the 'Experience Economy', a model in which, whilst there is still a place for services, they are not the main act of the economy. Instead, what is is the provision of experiences, memes, sensory indulgances, and a deeply personal and individual type of service. ![]() Virtual colonography is a relatively new field, which is completely non-invasive. A computed Topography (CT) scan is taken, where the body is invasively scanned into slices, which are then reconstituted into a 3D model of a person's colon, for a painless colonoscopy. ![]() ![]() ![]() If you are developing any scenario or social order in a virtual environment where prejudice is manifested in any way, shape or form, whether as part of a storyline for entertainment, edutainment, or straight education of effects, then the Allport scale is a very useful tool to use to model your society by.
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Results by page (07/06/2009)
Fans of the science fiction television show Star Trek: The Next Generation are certainly familiar with the 'holodeck', a room where powerful computers create realistic virtual environments. That's the fictional model for w...
(14/11/2008)
pple's latest patent application reveals that they are continuing to look into personal virtual reality headsets. The February 2008 application is titled "Automatically adjusting media display in a personal display system...
(18/05/2004)
An installation at London's Dana Centre promotes the darker side of London life via virtual reality immersion. The Living Image display, the combined work of three artists is on display until the 28th of May. VR has always ...
(24/10/2006)
Toshiba, maker of electronic equipment, has unveiled a prototype full-faced headgear for immersive virtual reality display. Looking a little like the illegitimate child of a mating between an astronaut helmet and a flogistro...
(10/06/2005)
At the end of May this year, during the annual Society for Information Display meeting, Actuality Systems Inc introduced a new 3D display system they have called Perspecta. This system, mainly targeted towards medical, milita...
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