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Foil 34 HPCC Issues for Virtual Reality(VR)

From HPCC Applications in Industry IDA Presentation -- October 31,1994. by Geoffrey C. Fox * See also color IMAGE

Is " by definition " the highest bandwidth and richest human-computer interface
Thus natural HPC user interface
Need HPCC to create virtual worlds
VR is high end multimedia - multimedia is rapidly evolving "low end" technology
VR is used by customer to "experience" new car which will be built by "Agile Motors Inc."(Car company employing Agile Manufacturing)
VR is used in medical rehabilitation and diagnosis. Patient can be stimulated and motivated as virtual world fills in for impaired patient capabilities
VR is used in new sports delivery systems to experience "world according to favorite player" as detected by sensors and HPC image processing



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