VR Canyonride

How does the exhibit work?

For this exhibit, you'll probably have to queue up.

Put VR goggles on your head. This makes it looks like you're cycling through a mountain range.

What is the science behind it?

Sit down, put on the goggles and imagine yourself in a beautiful landscape. Virtual reality (VR for short) seemingly takes you into another world. Here, that happens through what you see and what you feel.

The VR goggles use 360° images. They are shown from different angles to each eye. Your brain merges those two images. This is how you get depth in the image. And it all seems even more real.

The goggles also have sensors. Those little devices know when you move your head. If you do so, the image will also be adjusted. This allows you to look around the landscape. All while just being in a technology exhibition in Technopolis.

Incredible, hey! What kind of world would you like to disappear into?

VR for astronauts

Space agency NASA is using VR to train astronauts. That way, astronauts on Earth can, for example, learn how to handle risky situations in space. And that without any danger.

VR with a twist

Suppose you are playing a game of boxing in VR. You get an uppercut and it is as if you are really being hit. Your head twists up forcibly. You can do that if you combine VR with electrodes on your neck muscles. These stimulate certain points that make your head spin. Up, down, left or right.
Also useful if you MUST see something during a VR game or training. Then, for example, you can't walk past the fire extinguisher you need to put out that virtual fire.