Is VR the new reality? 虚拟现实会成为现实吗？
<p>随身英语<span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="VR">VR</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="reality">reality</span>? 虚拟现实会成为现实吗？</p><p><span word="Play">Play</span> <span word="audio">audio</span> <span word="file">file</span>“虚拟现实”到底是什么？它只能被用于玩电子游戏，对吧？回答错了。这个新兴的技术可能即将彻底地改变我们生活的方方面面。从我们如何学习新知识，如何经商，到如何社交，虚拟现实为我们呈现了改变的方向与可能。虚拟现实可以模拟真实的情景，而且已被作为一个极其直接有效的培训工具用于各行各业中。它还能帮助有焦虑的人克服心中的恐惧。本期《随身英语》介绍虚拟现实的其他重要用途。</p><p>课文内容 <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="associate">associate</span> <span word="virtual">virtual</span> <span word="reality">reality</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gaming">gaming</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="entertainment">entertainment</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fuss">fuss</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span>, <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="futuristic">futuristic</span> <span word="contraption">contraption</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="creature">creature</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Star">Star</span> <span word="Wars">Wars</span>? <span word="But">But</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="emerging">emerging</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="spreading">spreading</span> <span word="rapidly">rapidly</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="fundamentally">fundamentally</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span>. </p><p><span word="Virtual">Virtual</span> <span word="reality">reality</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="VR">VR</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="computer">computer</span>-<span word="generated">generated</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="creates">creates</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="dimensional">dimensional</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="observe">observe</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="explore">explore</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="interact">interact</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="there">there</span>. <span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span> – <span word="a">a</span> <span word="helmet">helmet</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="goggles">goggles</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="screen">screen</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="gloves">gloves</span> <span word="fitted">fitted</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="sensors">sensors</span> – <span word="you">you</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="immersed">immersed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virtual">virtual</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p><span word="VR">VR</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="applications">applications</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fields">fields</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="wide">wide</span>-<span word="ranging">ranging</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="medicine">medicine</span>. <span word="VR">VR</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="proved">proved</span> <span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="tool">tool</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="simulates">simulates</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="experiences">experiences</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="simulation">simulation</span> <span word="programme">programme</span> <span word="educates">educates</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dangers">dangers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="driving">driving</span>. <span word="Participants">Participants</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="journey">journey</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="virtual">virtual</span> <span word="accident">accident</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="surgeons">surgeons</span>. <span word="Connor">Connor</span> <span word="Pierce">Pierce</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Samsung">Samsung</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="IT">IT</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span> <span word="thinks">thinks</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="impinge">impinge</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="walks">walks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span>: "<span word="We">We</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="socialise">socialise</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="VR">VR</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="VR">VR</span>, <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="VR">VR</span> <span word="team">team</span>-<span word="meetings">meetings</span>, <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="VR">VR</span> <span word="education">education</span>, <span word="museums">museums</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="virtual">virtual</span> <span word="reality">reality</span> <span word="experiences">experiences</span>…". <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="psychology">psychology</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mental">mental</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="patients">patients</span>. <span word="Professor">Professor</span> <span word="Daniel">Daniel</span> <span word="Freeman">Freeman</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Warnford">Warnford</span> <span word="Hospital">Hospital</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Oxford">Oxford</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="treat">treat</span> <span word="vertigo">vertigo</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="anxiety">anxiety</span> <span word="disorders">disorders</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="explains">explains</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="exposing">exposing</span> <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="virtual">virtual</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="happens">happens</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="overcome">overcome</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="panic">panic</span>.</p>
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