Unit3Tomorrow’sWorld.ppt

How does RealCine work? How does RealCine work? Unit 3 Tomorrow’s World Reading Not just watching a film… attractive/appealing vivid/true-to-life eye-catching exciting amazing … In our reading material, a new product which can help us to have such an experience : RealCine The technology behind RealCine is: VR (virtual reality) According to this business presentation, what information about RealCine is given to city leaders? How it works Why it is better than a film How it can be used in other ways Why is RealCine better than a film? _______a film, where a _________audience watches and hears what is happening on a screen, RealCine______________________ and ________ with your senses of sight, hearing, smell and touch in an _______way. Unlike passive puts you into the action connects active The example of sightseeing in the Himalayas: Feel …… Experience …… Enjoy …… every step of climbing Mount Qomolangma the cold, smells, sights and sounds of the surrounding environment a feeling of happiness and a sense of achievement upon reaching the top Effects in RealCine Things needed Sense Sight Sound Touch Smell Effects in RealCine Things needed Sense Viewers can see in 3-D. Special VR headset Sight Sound Touch Smell Viewers can ‘touch’ the people and objects they see. Special gloves Smells are given out to match the environment. Small openings in the headset Viewers can hear the sound all around them. special VR headset How can it be used in other ways? Who What Example How can it be used in other ways? Who What Example people with social problems A teenager who was afraid of talking and playing with his schoolmates was treated with VR…. a good treatment the disabled, the old Do things that are impossible in reality A 70-year-old grandfather recently took a trip to Africa…. How can it be used in other ways? Who What Example people who need training in a dangerous environment Practice skills in a secure environment that otherwis