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课件网) Unit 4 Living with technology Extended reading Virtual reality How can ordinary citizens be superheroes Lead-in What is Virtual Reality Free Talk What do you think is the most important value of VR I think the most important value of VR is that it can create a virtual world which is indistinguishable from the real one. What is the genre of the text Susan: an editor Frank: an expert in VR interview transcript VR Prediction What questions would you ask if you were the interviewer What are Susan’s questions Reading Listen to the interview and fill in the mind map. Susan’s Questions Question 1 Question 2 Question 3 Question 4 Question 5 Question 6 Reading Listen to the interview and fill in the mind map. 点击添加标题 点击添加标题 Susan’s Questions Question 1 Question 2 Question 3 Question 4 Question 5 Question 6 What is virtual reality and how does it work What are the examples of the practical applications of VR How can VR be used for highly developed technical industries such as medicine How will VR affect the different aspects of our everyday lives What barriers does VR have Are you optimistic about the future of VR definition mechanism applications applications applications barriers future Reading Read the interview transcript and fill in the blanks. Definition VR or virtual reality,means_____ Mechanism When you wear a VR headset equipped with _____ , You are surrounded by three-D images ,_____,which creates _____. Though you know the sensory information surrounding you is not real,part of your brain believes it is--and_____ “reality that is not real” sensors and a screen sounds and other sensory information a super-realistic effect called"presence" acts accordingly VR Definition ( Paras. 1-2 ) a VR headset sensors create a super-realistic effect called “presence” a screen Reading Read the interview transcript and fill in the blanks. Applications VR is widely used in _____ _____ Barriers The barriers include_____ Future There are_____ education, medicine, entertainment, shopping and travelling. time, cost and technical limitations. endless possibilities. Application of VR Education Interacting with others in _____ Visualizing data Medicine Performing _____ Treatments of _____ Entertainment Game systems with_____ _____ Virtual mesuems and_____ Shopping Your own virtual reality_____ Being able to see products with_____ Travelling _____of several destinations before deciding where to go. a three-D environment. complex surgery anxiety and drug addiction virtual environment and real or virtual opponents interactive three-D exhibitions clone to try on clothes 360-degree views A virtual tour What other applications of VR do you know about Virtual reality in the courtroom: lawyers usually use photos to try to explain the mechanics of a crime or an accident to a jury(陪审团). It is challenging to show the judge and jury what actually happened at a crime scene or at the precise moment ... ...
