Conclusions

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VR is just another user interface technology

  • Information is important, as is choosing the best way to visualise it.

  • VR is not necessarily 'better' than other UI technologies.

  • VR enables the user to interact directly with information.

  • VR can enable the user to see/experience things in new ways.

  • Full 'presence' is not provided by current technology.

  • A number of potentially serious physiological problems remain unsolved.

  • VR does not have to be immersive to be useful.

Author: Michael Louka (mlouka@sn.no)
Last Updated: 18 November 1996