{"id":6,"date":"2018-01-31T17:13:01","date_gmt":"2018-01-31T17:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.praxilabs.com\/?p=6"},"modified":"2025-09-06T20:19:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T20:19:55","slug":"past-present-future-virtual-reality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praxilabs.com\/en\/blog\/2018\/01\/31\/past-present-future-virtual-reality\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtual Reality: It&#8217;s Past, Present and Future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Virtual Reality (VR) is defined as a 3D interactive environment designed by computer programs and it is linked to virtual reality glasses. The VR surrounds the user and transports him into a virtual world that seems real.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\r\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\r\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\r\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\r\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/praxilabs.com\/en\/blog\/2018\/01\/31\/past-present-future-virtual-reality\/#Try_3D_Virtual_Labs_Now\" >Try 3D Virtual Labs Now<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/praxilabs.com\/en\/blog\/2018\/01\/31\/past-present-future-virtual-reality\/#The_emergence_of_virtual_reality\" >The emergence of virtual reality:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/praxilabs.com\/en\/blog\/2018\/01\/31\/past-present-future-virtual-reality\/#Virtual_reality_at_the_present\" >Virtual reality at the present<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/praxilabs.com\/en\/blog\/2018\/01\/31\/past-present-future-virtual-reality\/#Google_Trends\" >Google Trends<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/praxilabs.com\/en\/blog\/2018\/01\/31\/past-present-future-virtual-reality\/#The_future_of_virtual_reality\" >The future of virtual reality<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Try_3D_Virtual_Labs_Now\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><a class=\"maxbutton-3 maxbutton\" href=\"https:\/\/praxilabs.com\/en\/request-free-demo\"><span class='mb-text'>Try 3D Virtual Labs Now<\/span><\/a><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">VR may be a fantasy or an embodiment of the real world, and we can deal with this VR through the interactions between the virtual environment and the user&#8217;s senses and responses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The technique of VR is divided into two different forms:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The first is through the use of self-operated glasses without using the smartphone, and the other form is the glasses that need a smartphone to work, which is the most widespread form today.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_emergence_of_virtual_reality\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>The emergence of virtual reality:<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">In 1936, Gernsback designed, TV goggles, or Tele iGlass, a pocket-sized portable battery-operated TV with a separate screen for each eye; much like the 3D virtual reality glasses now. At that time, the device presented an experiment described by \u2018Life\u2019 Magazine as \u201cone of the new Mars experiments.\u201d Those glasses, weighing just 140 grams (less than a third of a pound), contained small tubes of cathode rays and a pair of antennas (such as those found on the surface of old traditional television sets) protruding from its upper surface.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4723 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/praxilabs.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Virtual-Reality-1.webp\" alt=\"Virtual Reality \" width=\"263\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/praxilabs.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Virtual-Reality-1.webp 263w, https:\/\/praxilabs.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Virtual-Reality-1-209x300.webp 209w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 263px) 100vw, 263px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Despite the simplicity of this invention compared with the VR techniques at the present, it was a wonderful invention in the thirties and has been considered to be the basis of today\u2019s virtual reality technology.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Virtual_reality_at_the_present\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>Virtual reality at the present<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/HTC_Vive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HTC Vive<\/a> glasses now allow access to the virtual world without the need to connect directly to platforms, making it easy to move. It is also equipped with a battery that operates for 90 minutes continuously.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Oculus also designed the &#8220;Oculus Rift,&#8221; a high-resolution and wide-angle device. The device contains a group of sensors and lights and operates through the computer on the Microsoft system.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Oculus Rift Reveal - Step Into Rift\" width=\"618\" height=\"348\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/etv_IxVh7cc?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/praxilabs.com\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">As an attempt by Google to provide virtual reality glasses at discounted prices, they designed Google Cardboard, which is manufactured from the cardboard and is not considered a sophisticated device. It works with both Android or iOS devices, provided that the screen is less than 6 inches.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4724 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/praxilabs.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Virtual-Reality-2.webp\" alt=\"Virtual Reality\" width=\"1024\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/praxilabs.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Virtual-Reality-2.webp 1024w, https:\/\/praxilabs.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Virtual-Reality-2-300x165.webp 300w, https:\/\/praxilabs.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Virtual-Reality-2-768x423.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The interest in virtual reality technologies is increasing and the rate of its development is increasing significantly as well. This will obviously make it more widely available in the future.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Google_Trends\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>Google Trends<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Through Google Trends, we can deduce the level of online interest in the term \u2018virtual reality\u2019 in previous years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4733 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/praxilabs.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Virtual-Reality-3.webp\" alt=\"Virtual Reality\" width=\"1333\" height=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/praxilabs.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Virtual-Reality-3.webp 1333w, https:\/\/praxilabs.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Virtual-Reality-3-300x129.webp 300w, https:\/\/praxilabs.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Virtual-Reality-3-1024x442.webp 1024w, https:\/\/praxilabs.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Virtual-Reality-3-768x331.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1333px) 100vw, 1333px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The graph shows that the interest in the term \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/praxilabs.com\/en\/virtual-labs\">virtual labs<\/a>\u2019 reached its highest level in December of 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">According to the Gartner Institute, virtual reality has surpassed the peak of inflated expectations. The previous chart indicates that virtual reality technology is approaching the rise of the &#8220;enlightenment curve,&#8221; or general acceptance, and it will go towards a Plateau of productivity, since the previous curve reflects the path of all or most of the emerging techniques from the launch of the idea to its actual presence in the hands of users.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_future_of_virtual_reality\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>The future of virtual reality<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Games and entertainment are the most common uses of VR technology, while there are aspirations that it can be used in more professional areas such as healthcare, architecture, product design, manufacturing, retailing, transportation, logistics, exploration, military, and education.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Virtual labs are one of the most important ways in which VR is used in the field of <a href=\"https:\/\/praxilabs.com\/en\/blog\/2018\/08\/15\/introduction-to-e-learning-of-science-welcome-to-praxilabs\/\">E-learning<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><a class=\"maxbutton-3 maxbutton\" href=\"https:\/\/praxilabs.com\/en\/sign-up\"><span class='mb-text'>Get Started Praxilabs For Free<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virtual Reality (VR) is defined as a 3D interactive environment designed by computer programs and it is linked to virtual reality glasses. The VR surrounds the user and transports him into a virtual world that seems real. 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