21st Century Skills InnovatIon LIbrary EMERGING T h e c Virtual Reality Cherry Lake PubLishing ann arbor MiChigan by Josh Gregory
EMERGING TeCh Chapter 1 Exploring New Worlds I magine you’re in control of your very own space ship As you blast through space at top speed you can look out the window in any direction You can see stars planets and other spaceships zooming past You can even look down at your ship’s controls and reach out to adjust your course or change speed While using virtual reality you might look down and see a spaceship’s control panel where there are really video game controllers 44
You can experience almost anything through virtual reality Or imagine you are soaring through the sky like a bird You pump your arms up and down When you look to the side you see that you are flapping a pair of feathered wings You can dive down toward the ground far below or fly even higher above the clouds You can even feel the wind in your face as you soar through the air Maybe you’d like to take a break from such exciting experiences and relax with your favorite movie Why not take a seat in your own private movie theater It shows anything you want to watch and the 5
