To become the hero of your favorite game, fly to Mars, descend to the bottom of the ocean, climb to the top of Everest, attend a rock concert, walk through the house of your dreams or simply try on shoes from an online store … without leaving home – today this is not a fantasy, but a reality. Virtual reality provided by VR glasses.

Amazing, right? Do you want to try it? Then this guide is for you.

What are VR glasses?

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VR glasses are a specialized device capable of simulating various audiovisual three-dimensional spaces. It consists of a plastic (rarely cardboard) box, a screen with a partition and aspherical lenses, which focus the image. The presence effect is created thanks to the transfer of an adaptive image to each eye separately and the tracking of all head movements with a gyroscopic sensor and an accelerometer.

Additional equipment is used for full user interaction with virtual reality elements:

• a magnetometer is a kind of compass that improves orientation in 3D space;

• magnetic button – expands the user’s capabilities during the game (for example, it can serve as a trigger in shooting games or as a speed booster in car races);

• motion controller – allows the user to directly participate in the game and interact with objects;

• remote control – allows you to control the built-in video player and significantly expands the functionality of VR glasses;

• headsets – provide full “immersion” in virtual reality;

• microphone – allows you to enter information by voice and communicate with other users; External orientation sensors in space: placed in the corners of the room for better tracking of movements in virtual reality.

Among other things, we recommend that you read the AR/VR Tips article.

Where can you use virtual reality glasses?

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Virtual reality glasses are mainly used to watch 3D videos and create the presence effect in virtual reality games. But if we go deeper, we will see that there are many application areas. Let’s consider the most promising.

virtual tours

Visiting the most remote corners lying on the sofa is the dream of many. Especially when you don’t have a lot of money in your pockets, but you want prints. VR glasses will allow you to walk through the streets of famous cities, see masterpieces in museums, or sit on the shore of a warm sea in a cold winter. These interactions use artificial intelligence to place you in the right place.

teaching

Thanks to augmented reality devices, the learning process can reach a new level. Agree, studying human anatomy, the movement of cosmic bodies, the construction of geometric shapes, the structure of atoms and molecules is much easier when you can feel everything with your hands and examine objects from all sides. In addition, you will be able to live the vicissitudes of important historical events. Google is successfully promoting the Cardboard project in educational and medical institutions. We believe that soon other companies will join the initiative.

Medicine

VR glasses can significantly facilitate the work of doctors and help in the treatment of various phobias. There is already confirmed data of virtual consultations with patients and experimental treatment of mental disorders in the US using Google Glass technologies.

design and construction

Even the most elaborate project cannot show the client everything that the engineer, architect and designer wanted to show. VR glasses will allow you to create a house, the interior of a room in volume, which will give you the opportunity to consider everything from all sides. You can go further and offer the client to fix the furniture or paint the walls. We dare to assume that such approval of the project will please both parties. Developers will be able to test the products in the virtual space, make adjustments if necessary, and only after that start implementing them in real life.

Communications

Virtual reality broadens the horizons of communication, in case it doesn’t sound absurd. For example, you can hold a meeting in a virtual conference room, work together on architecture, engineering, and other projects, or remotely control probes, machines, and robots. By the way, the MasterpieceVR app already knows how to create 3D objects that a whole team can work on.

Massive events

Virtual reality glasses can also solve the problem of expensive tickets, conflict situations and limited seats for large events. Because with its help, everyone can feel the effect of being present at a sports match or a concert of their favorite artist, sitting at home. For example, CNN has already broadcast the Democratic presidential debate in VR format.

How to use virtual reality glasses?

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Using VR glasses is quite simple. You just need to download and install special applications on your device, which will become a guide between you and the interactive imaginary world. By the way, Meta Quest is quite easy to use. Exist:

• Universal catalogs of virtual reality content on the Quest Store, Steam VR and Google Play. The accessories are suitable for most glasses models.
• Specialized content services from manufacturers, for example, Steam VR, Google Cardboard, Oculus VR. They are intended for glasses of the corresponding brand.

A bit about the Meta Quest VR headset

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Meta has created various Quest 2 accessories with the health of its users in mind that help keep their eyes safe. He can always find ARVR tips and gadgets at arvrtips.com to help him immerse himself in his VR headset.

Meta Quest Oculus VR it is such a tidbit among the giants of the tech world that it has been absorbed and merged with other leading industry start-ups about five times. And this without counting the litigation for intellectual property and those cases that have not yet been “proyuzali” in the press.

Unlike previous models, the Quest 2 definitely attracts with its impeccable optics. Not all screens are yet capable of such an extension, and a new wireless headset supports near-4K images. State-of-the-art quality and optimized 3D graphics come together to never leave. And don’t forget that all 360 degrees are an unbeatable show!