How to travel using virtual reality technology

Teleport to any corner of the planet? Why not. Today, VR-helmet is enough for that.
Just a couple of movements, and you hear the distant noise of city streets and have already made the journey to London, physically being in your city.
This opportunity today provides a virtual reality headset Oculus Rift. The device can "teleport" a person to the most exotic virtual environment, no matter where he is in the world.

"Teleportation" to your favorite city

Such an experiment is actively pursued by the global Marriott hotel chain. Its guests have the opportunity to virtually visit tourist places, using the Oculus Rift with high resolution and three-dimensional screen.
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True, virtual travel is still a rare pleasure, but in the very near future they can become massive. Representatives of the tourism industry see great potential in virtual reality.

This experience goes beyond the boundaries of Google Street View or VR tours of hotels and resorts. As planned, virtual reality can replace the real journey. Perhaps not complete, but testing VR fragments such as traveling through the Grand Canyon or walking along the Wall of China will allow customers to choose their place for future rest.

Innovative technologies make it possible to go into outer space. Recently, Kickstarter presented the Overview One project, through which everyone will be able to feel like astronauts.

Space adventure

In theory, it will be possible to send passengers to the International Space Station (ISS) using a panoramic camera, the viewing angle of which is 360 degrees. Development will be installed in the "Dome". This module of the ISS is a review section, which includes seven transparent illuminators for observing the Earth’s surface, outer space and people in outer space. SpaceVR is already working on a project with the participation of astronauts, NASA scientists and engineers.

The resulting image will be transmitted to Earth, then converted into a view that is suitable for viewing through VR glasses. Subscribers to the content will enjoy an impressive view.



While SpaceVR is preparing to send those who want to travel with immersion in virtual reality, at AR Conference with the help of ready-made applications you can already test the AirPano software from Trinity Digital. The app is an amazing collection of panoramas that were filmed from the air.

Also at the event will show the first film about Hong Kong in the format of 360 °, will provide updated information on the film about Chernobyl, will demonstrate the world's first virtual reality costume Teslasuit , talk about the global VR-form, visited at CES-2016 in Las Vegas, and much more.



As we see, virtual reality in 2016 is on the verge of a big breakthrough, and the described successful experience of virtual travel perfectly demonstrates this. Leading world developers have already announced a number of interesting projects that, no doubt, will bring VR travel to a new, even more impressive level.