Curriculum �for �Second Year B.Tech � Information Technology ��BIT24MD02 : Virtual Reality � �A.Y 2026-27�Sem – I

By-

Alpana A Borse

Asst. Prof.

IT Department

PCCOE, Pune

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Introduction to Augmented Reality (A.R.)

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Introduction to Virtual Reality (V.R.)

Introduction to Augmented Reality (A.R.)

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Virtual Reality (VR)

A computer-generated simulation of a three-dimensional environment that can be explored and interacted with by a person

Virtual Reality (VR)

• It typically involves the use of special electronic equipment, such as:
• VR headsets (like Oculus, HTC Vive, etc.)
• Motion controllers
• Sometimes gloves or suits with sensors

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Virtual Reality (VR) - Key Features

• Immersion
• Makes you feel like you're “inside” a digital world
• You forget the real world around you and feel like you're actually there in the VR environment
• Example: If you're wearing a VR headset and walking on a virtual mountain, and it feels so real that you get scared of falling — that’s immersion!
• Interactivity: You can look around, move, and interact with objects
• 3D Environment: Simulates a real or imagined setting in three dimensions

Figure: Semi-immersive virtual reality; Cave Automatic Virtual Environment (CAVE)

Cave Automatic Virtual Environment (CAVE)

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• A CAVE is a special room where walls, floor, and ceiling act like screens
• 3D images are projected all around you. When you step inside, it feels like you're inside the virtual world — just like being inside a giant VR headset!

Cave Automatic Virtual Environment (CAVE)

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• Key Points:
• You don’t wear a headset — the room becomes the VR.
• Uses multiple projectors and 3D glasses.
• Used in research, training, and industry (like flight simulation, medical training, etc.).

Cave Automatic Virtual Environment (CAVE)

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Example 1: Imagine you walk into a room where:

• The walls, floor, and ceiling show moving blue water.
• You see colorful fish swimming around you.
• When you turn your head, you see coral reefs behind you.
• A shark swims past your side — and you feel like it’s really close!
• You’re not wearing a headset — but because of the 3D projections and special glasses, it feels like you’re inside the ocean.
• This is a CAVE system — turning a real room into a virtual underwater world.

Cave Automatic Virtual Environment (CAVE)

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Example 2: Imagine a cube-shaped room where every wall shows a part of a jungle.

When you walk in, it looks and feels like you're standing in a real jungle — animals, trees, and all!

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Virtual Reality Applications

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Virtual Reality Applications

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Augmented Reality PPT Template

Virtual Reality in Industry

Virtual reality (VR) allows architects to experience and understand buildings before they actually exist.

• Business woman pointing and accessing at security protection system while using visual reality goggles.
• Professional project manager looking privacy firewall code by using VR headsets.

• Skilled business woman pointing at financial data while wearing VR glasses.
• Professional project manager looking at marketing strategy while connecting with metaverse and visual reality. Contraption.