Types of virtual reality: a journey to other worlds

You have surely heard about virtual reality recently, a breakthrough technology that has come to stay. In this article, we are aiming at explaining the different types of virtual reality available today, as well as some key advice on how to make this discipline the subject of your professional career. Find out today!

 

What is virtual reality? An approach to the concept

Virtual reality represents a technology created with the aim of designing a parallel reality in a completely digital environment. Specific accessories are required to achieve the necessary immersion that will allow you to fully explore the different opportunities related to this field.

Virtual reality manages to offer a 360º experience of an alternative reality.

This technique has been developing for years, as well as perfecting its appearance and uses. Although at first it could be considered an experimental science in a testing stage, today it has passed that first test and, now accepted by users, it is already part of our lives, allowing us to create new types of realities.

 

What are the types of virtual reality?

As we’ve mentioned above, virtual reality has been perfected over time. Thanks to this development, it’s possible to find different types of virtual reality. Let’s see them in detail.

 

Non-immersive virtual reality

Although we consider immersion as a differentiating characteristic of virtual reality, the truth is that we must also contemplate non-immersive versions of virtual reality. That is, a type of virtual reality in which app users aren’t in need for any additional accessory that enhances its immersiveness.

Sometimes, we come across non-immersive virtual reality applications that seek to represent reality on a digital level. This is widely used in architecture, in projects requiring 3D mockups on a blueprint on mobile devices.

 

Semi-immersive virtual reality

It is a bridge between the digital world and the real one. Semi-immersive virtual reality seeks to connect both dimensions. Semi-immersive virtual reality is sometimes equated with augmented reality, a technology that allows digital elements to be introduced into reality.

Let’s see a simple example: Pokémon Go, the mobile app that simulates capturing Pokémon in your city, uses this type of virtual reality. You don’t need special glasses to see the Pokémon. You just have to see it through your mobile screen, which acts as a door to a dimension that combines reality with the digital.

From a business-oriented approach, this type of virtual reality can be used to show consumers how a certain product will look, including furniture, paintings and even cosmetics. Today, you can find a wide variety of mobile apps that will let you see the effect of dyeing your hair blonde, putting eyeshadow on or even getting a piercing.

The idea of semi-immersive virtual experiences is to enhance the customer’s experience in a way that does not abandon reality and that, moreover, can do so in a simple way.

 

Totally-immersive virtual reality

Totally-immersive virtual reality necessarily requires the use of external accessories such as virtual reality glasses or virtual reality headsets. The experience thus offers a complete 360º perspective, as users enter a totally different dimension unrelated to reality.

This is one of the types of virtual reality that allows you to create unique experiences for all types of sectors. For now, the most developed field is the one that focuses on leisure and video games, a technique that makes it possible for the player to feel as yet one more character in the game and to move within it.

 

Can I program other worlds? Make it possible with Tokyo School!

If you are interested in the field of virtual reality, why not turn your passion into your profession? The field related to new technologies presents a high employability rate, so having knowledge in the niche of programming virtual reality could open many job opportunities for you.

Check out our virtual reality course and become a master in Unity 3D, a program to create alternate dimensions by employing the different types of virtual reality. Get specialized training and kickstart your career!

 

What are the applications of virtual reality in society? Find out!

Although many people still believe that virtual reality is limited to be used in the video game sector, its fields of application are varied (and it has even extended to the book industry). These are some of the areas in which the different types of virtual reality are currently applied:

• Virtual reality in education. Virtual reality is used daily for educational purposes. More and more educational centers are introducing the use of virtual reality technologies in their academic program to complement student training.
• Virtual reality in psychology. The technique is presented as a very useful tool for addressing certain psychological problems. For example, many health specialists recommend therapy with different types of virtual reality to overcome certain phobias.
• Virtual reality in business. The development of personalized virtual reality applications for different kinds of businesses allows the possibility of offering customers an exclusive experience while purchasing products or enjoying services.

 

Get specialized training and join the technology of change!

Do not wait any longer and join our virtual reality course to be part of the greatest current technological advancement. Through our course, you will learn to develop applications using all types of virtual reality. We have extensive experience training students with this course. Check it out!

 

What are the course contents?

The training plan is made up of six different modules that aim at addressing each of the necessary issues to deal with the day-to-day functions of the profession.

• Module 1: First steps in Unity 3D. An introduction to using the software that will allow you to create virtual reality technology.
• Module 2: C# and Scripting in Unity 3D. You will learn to program in the C# language, perfect for combining with Unity 3D.
• Module 3: Physics, inputs and other aspects. Notions of physics necessary to understand the operation of the software.
• Module 4: Virtual reality and augmented reality. Here, you start working directly with these two technologies.
• Module 5: Advanced aspects of programming.
• Module 6: Services, integration and publication. You will learn to tackle advanced issues related to game architecture for projects made with Unity.

In addition to this, you will have to carry out a final project that will consist of the development of three games: a 2D game, a 3D game and an application for virtual and augmented reality.

Don’t think twice, if you want to work developing all types of virtual reality, sign up for Tokyo School’s Video Game Programming and Virtual Reality course!