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True, taking a virtual vacation is not quite as exciting as
sitting on a warm beach with a pretty drink in your
hand, but they’re a way to get as close to the action as
In the 1990 movie, Total Recall, Douglas Quaid is a possible without physically being there. It’s now
bored construction worker in the year 2084 who possible to experience exotic locales from the comfort
dreams of visiting the colonized Mars. He visits of your own home.
"Rekall," a company that plants false memories into
people's brains, in order to experience the thrill of
Mars without having to travel there. But something When you take virtual vacations, you view immersive
goes wrong during the procedure; Quaid discovers that VR videos through a VR headset so that you have the
his entire life is actually a false memory and that the visual sensations of “being there”! If you’ve seen some
people who implanted it in his head now want him funny Facebook™ videos of a grandmother
dead! experiencing a VR roller coaster ride. She’s gripping
the arms of her chair and holding on for dear life! While
her family gets a kick from her reactions, you see how
Of course, things like that only happen in the movies… her brain fills in with the gut-dropping, free-floating and
doesn’t it? nausea inducing sensations of a wild roller coaster ride!
We’re at the point now that with a pair of VR goggles, It stands to reason that a nice relaxing day at the beach
equipped with immersive stereo sound, you can would destress and give a much needed break from the
experience a wild ride on a roller coaster, sitting behind work week!
the wheel of a Formula One racecar, jumping from an
airplane and parasailing down to earth, and even taking
a short virtual vacation! The Science Behind VR
It turns out that these types of vacations are more
useful than you might think. For someone completely
Quick Get-Away! home bound due to illness or injury is able to get away
Would you like to take a trip to Thailand? Lounge on for a while.
the beaches of Hawaii? Sounds expensive doesn't it?
Maybe you can’t afford a trip like that — How about a
VR-vacation? You might think that this is a waste of
time, but for some this augmented reality is a perfect
way to kick back and relax without having to pack or Continued on the next page.
update your passport!
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