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Name: Dutch
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Date: Around 1995
Question:
What are some uses for virtual reality?


Replies:
Besides entertainment --

-- Realistic training (flight) simulators for pilots

-- Testing designs/layouts before building a prototype (i.e., an architect might have a potential home buyer walk-through their proposed kitchen area to see that all appliances are conveniently located, there is adequate walking space, etc.

--Viewing relationships between objects (perhaps biological molecules such as enzymes) can sometimes give insight into how reactions occur.

G Bradburn

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