Education will benefit greatly from Virtual Reality. Students will be able to perform experiments and gain experience that was not possible prior to a virtual environment. Virtual reality will provide a more self-guided education for students, keeping them interested and challenged. The only problem with virtual reality and education is that it forces teachers to keep up with technology. As with any change there will be resistance and reactionism, most teachers will be hesitant and shy away from introducing virtual reality into their classroom. However, there will be some teachers who will embrace the technology and it will be these visionaries who display the positive attributes of VR, increasing it's popularity.

Possibilities

• will make learning more interesting for students at all levels of education
• will allow for self guided education, keeping students interested and motivated
• who cares if you fail in a virtual environment

Chemistry and Physics

• developed at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
• allows users to interact with huge molecules and "fly" "Flying through Molecules" is an immersive environment through their substructures
• provides an environment where "what if" scenarios can be performed much better than a real life environment
• physics students manipulate objects and observe the results versus manipulating formulae

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