MIT Explains: How Does Virtual Reality Work?
Channel: MITK12Videos
Date: 2016-04-22

How can a tiny cardboard box make you feel like you're miles away at a sandy beach? And why aren't we all living in a virtual world right now, if it all seems so great? Valentina Shin, a Ph.D. student in the Computer Graphics Group at MIT's Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, explains!
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Hosted by: Valentina Shin
Written by: Valentina Shin & Elizabeth Choe
Additional scripting: George Zaidan

Executive producer: Elizabeth Choe
Director: George Zaidan
Editor: Per Hoel
Production Assistant: Ceri Riley

360 beach footage courtesy of Atmosphaeres.com (“Dream Beach 360”): http://www.atmosphaeres.com/shop/atmosphaeres/dream-beach-360-degree-virtual-relaxation-video-of-blowhole-beach-australia.html

Roller coaster footage from "VR Roller Coaster - Best 3D SBS VR Roller Coaster for Google Cardboard" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDoEYULinMU courtesy of POP 2Review 

Nokia Ozo footage from "Ozo: Director Perspectives" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hm3GYZ02vM0 courtesy of Nokia

Orah footage from "Orah: Live VR Made Simple" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-iI58lJ1fU courtesy of Orah 

Special thanks: John & Ellen Essigmann