What is Virtual Reality?

Video learning brings effective visual instruction techniques to users, providing reinforcement and clarity in short instructional sessions. Virtual reality is the next step, immersing users in audiovisual experiences they participate in from a first-person viewpoint so they can synthesize and internalize more than even video technology allows however similar to augmented reality.

Applications are still limited, but the success of VR systems in other industries has pushed innovation with it in online learning too.

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