Virtual Reality In Geography - Peter Fisher

The Ideas And Techniques Of Virtual Reality Are Now Being Made Available For The Creation Of Artificial Or Virtual Geographies (a Virtual Geography Refers To The Creation Of Artificial Geographies For Use In Research And Teaching, Using Ideas And Techniques From The Field Of Virtual Reality (vr)). Such Virtual Geographies Are Currently Being Constructed And At A Number Of Sites And Include Virtual Cities, Landscape Visualization, Visualizing Past And Future Geographies, Visualizing Abstract Concepts And Taking People On Virtual Field Courses. Virtual Reality In Geography Covers 'through The Window' Vr Systems, 'fully Immersive' Vr Systems And Hybrids Of The Two Types.