Youngsters like to dabble with newer forms of technology. Many like to make use of new innovations to facilitate their work.
Bhairavi Gandhi, for instance, took to technology as soon as she got admitted to JNTU in order to do computer engineering and also got a gold medal. She at 34 years is indeed a technology enthusiast and started her own venture in Hyderabad after working as a software developer.
Virtual Reality has attracted the attention of many youngsters and enthusiasts like Bhairavi who wanted it to reach to the masses. The love for technology has inspired many toward VR technology and has prompted several entrepreneurs to create a virtual planetarium. These youngsters right from the beginning have been interested in science and technology. In fact, some have shown interest from childhood itself and have been top performers in their respective schools.
Technology has in fact, being an integral part of the education of these youngsters.
Mothers look out for best teaching methodologies as well as technology for their children. They would like their children to be exposed to the internet and to encourage them to make use of Google, Wikipedia as well as other sources to gain knowledge. One is on the lookout for ways of teaching and VR planetarium which has indeed caught the fancy of several parents.
What is Planetarium in Virtual Reality?
A planetarium does happen to be a place where celestial events, as well as objects, are rather projected on a dome-shaped structure. It is normally a dark enclosed area which indeed does provide a stunning night sky projection. In fact one can experience similar experience via the VR (Virtual Reality): the VR headset does sit right in front of one’s eyes and does provide a grand three- dimensional view.
The visuals happen to be very realistic and also give a feel of a real space journey through stars, planets as well as black holes. The best feature of the VR planetarium can be available in one’s home or school.
Experiments have been on VR gaming and VR roller coasters and much involvement have been there in R&D as well as the manufacturing of VR experiences. VR planetarium happens to be a new and niche concept.
It is indeed a very portable product and one is open to colleges, corporate as well as parties. Education has to be given much importance.
Many people ask for Bollywood sort of movies on VR platform or exciting games. One indeed has separate gaming centers that are operating in malls. Yet one needs to focus upon knowledge rather than just fun and games.
Some people are indeed simply unable to come to places such as the Royal Observatory or to travel to dark skies, so this technology could indeed help them enjoy astronomy in a way that until now was not possible.
Virtual Reality has created a huge stir. Thousands of people are testing out the prototype. The buzz so far has been about what can be achieved via three-dimensional immersive gaming.
