Virtual Reality:a New Medium
Yin Hanchun · Vacuum Electronics · 2000
Virtual reality(VR) technology,as a new medium,has widespread implications on the future of artistic,social and entertainment areas,and in particular on the future of communication networks. The three ideas taken together— immersion,interactivity and involvement— define the essence of what VR is and will be.These concepts are not unique to VR:other media use the same principles.The unique aspect of VR is that these three concepts can all exist(atleast potentially) at the same time.