Worlds come to life when you put on virtual reality glasses (VR glasses). Can be used for playing your favourite games and for discovering cities as well as following education programmes and experiencing films intensely.
Worlds come to life when you put on virtual reality glasses (VR glasses). Can be used for playing your favourite games and for discovering cities as well as following education programmes and experiencing films intensely.
VR glasses, also referred to as HMD (Head Mounted Display), are a type of glasses that allow you to discover a new reality in combination with a smartphone, PC or games console. The glasses work by projecting various images per eye for the user and creating the illusion that he finds himself in a different location. The 3D effect that occurs per eye by means of the image difference ensures that you are transported into a world that looks realistic. The device has been developed in such a way that it registers head movements. So you can walk round freely in a game or city. The world of virtual reality already originated in the 1980s, but it can only now be applied on a large scale thanks to the current technological developments. The new technologies enable better and better performances of the reality and resolution of the images.
During recent years, the technological developments have ensured that there are many applications which VR glasses can be combined with. VR glasses are frequently used for playing games via your smartphone, games console as well as PC. The variety within this is continually increasing: from fast action games to the most fascinating worlds of discovery. In addition, with the glasses you can watch 360° videos and livestreams. Ideal if you want to attend a concert by your favourite artist like in real life, explore nature areas or sit in the front row at a football match. The applications even go that far that you can attend a meeting from your home or you can view a house. Nowadays, educational programmes are also more often published to be used in combination with VR glasses, for instance studying nature phenomena and understanding architecture. The possibilities are endless and will only increase more and more during the next few years.
For experiencing the world of virtual reality, there are various glasses on the market, each to be used with various equipment. The advantage is that you are not limited to one single device in order to have this experience. Below, we explain the most common glasses: