1. Contents

• 1. CONTENTS
• 2. INTRODUCTION
  • 2.1 BACKGROUND
  • 2.2 REPORT OBJECTIVES
  • 2.3 REPORT STRUCTURE
  • 2.4 VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS: EDUCATIONAL CONTEXT
  • 2.5 GENERIC MODEL OF AN EDUCATIONAL VR ENVIRONMENT
• 3. RELEVANCE TO HIGHER EDUCATION
  • 3.1 INTRODUCTION
  • 3.2 SITUATION REVIEW
  • 3.3 VIRTUAL REALITY AS AN EDUCATIONAL TOOL
  • 3.4 EDUCATIONAL BENEFIT
  • 3.5 EDUCATIONAL ATTRIBUTES
  • 3.6 ISSUES
• 4. DEVELOPMENTS IN VR TECHNOLOGY
  • 4.1 INTRODUCTION
  • 4.2 FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERISATION OF A VR SYSTEM
  • 4.3 SPECIFIC TECHNOLOGICAL ISSUES AND REQUIREMENTS
• 5. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • 5.1 INTRODUCTION
  • 5.2 KEY BENEFITS OF VR TO EDUCATION PROVIDERS
  • 5.3 ISSUES
  • 5.4 RESEARCH
  • 5.5 RISK FACTORS
• 6. BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • 6.1 ESSENTIAL READING MATERIAL
  • 6.2 BACKGROUND READING MATERAL
• 7. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
• 8. INDEX
• 9. APPENDIX A OVERVIEW FUNCTIONAL DECOMPOSITION OF A VR SYSTEM
• 10. APPENDIX B FUNCTIONAL DECOMPOSITION OF A VR SYSTEM
• 11. APPENDIX C CURRENT NON IMMERSIVE (DESK-TOP) VR SYSTEM
  • 11.1 FUNCTIONAL REPRESENTATION:
  • 11.2 CONCEPT:
  • 11.3 ADVANTAGES:
  • 11.4 ISSUES:
• 12. APPENDIX D FUTURE NON IMMERSIVE (DESK-TOP) VR SYSTEM
  • 12.1 FUNCTIONAL REPRESENTATION
  • 12.2 CONCEPT:
  • 12.3 ADVANTAGES:
  • 12.4 ISSUES:
• 13. APPENDIX E CURRENT SEMI IMMERSION (PROJECTION) VR SYSTEM
  • 13.1 FUNCTIONAL REPRESENTATION
  • 13.2 CONCEPT
  • 13.3 ADVANTAGES
  • 13.4 ISSUES
• 14. APPENDIX F FUTURE SEMI IMMERSION (PROJECTION) VR SYSTEM
  • 14.1 FUNCTIONAL REPRESENTATION
  • 14.2 CONCEPT
  • 14.3 ADVANTAGES
  • 14.4 ISSUES
• 15. APPENDIX F CURRENT FULL IMMERSION (HEAD-COUPLED) VR SYSTEM
  • 15.1 FUNCTIONAL REPRESENTATION
  • 15.2 CONCEPT
  • 15.3 ADVANTAGES
  • 15.4 ISSUES
• 16. APPENDIX G FUTURE FULL IMMERSION (HEAD-COUPLED) VR SYSTEM
  • 16.1 FUNCTIONAL REPRESENTATION
  • 16.2 CONCEPT
  • 16.3 ADVANTAGES
  • 16.4 ISSUES
• 17. APPENDIX H FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERISATION TABLES

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