Virtual Reality in Arts Education

AMT Lab @ CMU: There are two types of virtual reality: immersive and non-immersive. Non-immersive virtual reality enables people to explore computer-generated worlds using a computer screen and mouse or similar navigation device. Immersive VR allows users to explore and interact with a 360-degree room-sized screen. Immersive VR is most easily recognized by VR headsets with controllers that simulate hearing, vision, and sometimes touch. Reality is made up of sensory inputs to the brain, and manipulating those sensory inputs gives people a version of reality that isn't real, but is perceived as real.