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A

Technical Seminar

On

Virtual Reality for the Web

By

M Prathapa Reddy

12K91A05B9(CSE

Virtual Reality for the Web: Oculus Rift

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Seminar '$ideP# Keerthi

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A %tract) *irt$al reality (*R i% a e+&l+in, -eld that ha% the inherent p&tential &.manip$latin, pe&ple% mind /ith a %$perlati+e " e perience# Oc$l$% ri.t i% &ne %$chapplicati&n that a%%i%t% in achie+in, the %ame#

*irt$al Reality i% a c&mp$ter %im$lated en+ir&nment that ,i+e% the $%er thee perience &. ein, pre%ent in that en+ir&nment# t i% a 3"imen%i&nal c&mp$ter,enerated en+ir&nment# *R pr&+ide% the e4ect% &. a c&ncrete e i%tence /ith&$tact$ally ha+in, a c&ncrete e i%tence# *R n&t &nly pr&+ide% immer%i&n% &. +i%i&n $tal%& &. %&$nd and tactile .eed ac # Ba%ically6 *R i% a the&ry a%ed &n the h$mande%ire t& e%cape the real /&rld &$ndarie% and thi% i% d&ne y em racin, the cy er/&rld# t i% a ne/ .&rm &. h$man machine interacti&n that i% ey&nd ey &ard6m&$%e &r e+en t&$ch %creen .&r that matter# t i% a mean% y /hich &ne can interact/ith .$ll +i%$al immer%i&n# mmer%i&n i% a%ed &n t/& main c&mp&nent%) depth &.in.&rmati&n and readth &. in.&rmati&n# "epth &. in.&rmati&n incl$de% re%&l$ti&n67$ality and e4ecti+ene%% &. a$di& +i%$al% etc# Breadth &. in.&rmati&n i% the n$m er&. %en%&ry pre%ent at a time# *R i% implemented y $%in, interacti+e de+ice% li e,l&+e% head%et% &r helmet%# Oc$l$% Ri.t i% a *R S i3Ma% ed Shaped '&,,le de+icethat /&r % al&n, /ith c&mp$ter% &r m& ile%# Other *R head%et% ha+e pr& lem &.m&ti&n %ic ne%% t& the $%er p&%t it% $%a,e# B$t here i% a ne/ techn&l&,y /hichclaim% t& ha+e %&l+ed thi% pr& lem &. m&ti&n %ic ne%% and di88ine%% p&%t the $%a,e#

Thi% ne/ techn&l&,y i% &c$l$% ri.t#

Stren,ht%

• Br&/%er3 a%ed applicati&n% r$n in the r&/%er and6 in ca%e &. the Oc$l$%Brid,e6 /ith the $%e &. e S&c et%# e S&c et% are %$pp&rted y allma:&r r&/%er%; '&&,le Chr&me6 <ire.& 6 Sa.ari6 nternet E pl&rer andOpera =1>?# Additi&nally e '@ i% %$pp&rted y all ma:&r r&/%er%#

• Applicati&n% r$nnin, in the r&/%er d& n&t need e tra e ten%i&n% &rc$%t&m dri+er%#

• Br&/%er3 a%ed applicati&n% are ea%ily $pdated; $pdate% are p$%hed .r&mthe %er+er %ide6 th$% n& patche% &r e pan%i&n% are re7$ired and all$pdate% happen $nn&ticed#

• A r&/%er3 a%ed applicati&n re7$ire% &nly a %in,le c&de a%e .&r all&peratin, %y%tem% e#,# !TM@ and a+aScript#

• Applicati&n% r$nnin, in the r&/%er are n&t - ed t& &ne machine6 thi% /aythey can e r$n in any l&cati&n#

• The %ame r&/%er .$ncti&n% a% plat.&rm .&r many di4erent applicati&n%(,ame%6 %&cial net/&r in, etc# #

ea ne%%e%• The Oc$l$% Brid,e %till re7$ire% a client3 a%ed applicati&n#• The Oc$l$% Brid,e &nly /&r % i. &ther applicati&n% $%in, the Oc$l$% Ri.t are

t$rned &4# Thi% %eem% t& e a pr& lem &. the Oc$l$% Ri.t S"K =1 ?#• n ,eneral applicati&n% tend t& r$n .a%ter &n the client%ide# Alth&$,h

a+aScript6 /ith it% p&%%i ility t& r$n &n the client3%ide6 ha% %&me ene-t%6 aclient3 a%ed applicati&n /ill per.&rm etter#

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• Br&/%er% /ill %till need $pdate% and r&/%er% /ill n&t pr&+ide %$pp&rt• The Oc$l$% S&.t/are "e+el&pment Kit (S"K i% pr&+ided y Oc$l$% t&

help de+el&per% %tart $ildin, *R c&ntent .&r the Oc$l$% Ri.t $%in, thede+el&pment it#

• here Oc$l$% Brid,e can r$n &n all plat.&rm%6 e ri.t can &nly e $%ed

/ith a ind&/% &r @in$ Operatin, Sy%tem#• Ben *ani h&/e+er pr&p&%e% an alternati+e .&r c&mm$nicati&n

et/een the Oc$l$% Ri.t hard/are and the r&/%er namely /ith the$%e &. an e perimental PAP

• The Oc$l$% Ri.t ,&t hi% r&&t% in the 'ame nd$%try# There.&re i% n&t a%$rpri%e that the -r%t applicati&n% .&r the Oc$l$% Ri.t /ere de%i,ned inthi% -eld#

Security:

T& act$ally $%e the Ri.t6 $%er% /ill need t& ha+e a .airly p&/er.$l PC#Acc&rdin, t& Oc$l$%6 in &rder t& ,et the .$ll DRi.t e perience6D $%er% /ill needa hi,her3end 'P 6 li e the +idia 'TF 9G0 &r the AM" 290# On the CP %ide6the c&mp$ter c&nnected t& Ri.t /ill re7$ire the ntel C&re i5 &r ,reater and

'B &r m&re &. RAM# The Ri.t al%& re7$ire% ind&/% G &r later OSe%6 t/& SB#0 p&rt% and !"M 1# (re.re%h rate 1#2 %ec #

HDMI 1.3 Ports are used to save all the user data to the P .

Ris!s I"volved:

I"for#atio" security:

&t all +irt$al en+ir&nment% are created e7$al /hen it c&me% t& pr&tectin,in.&rmati&n and c&mm$nicati&n%# HThe reality i% that there are %i,ni-cantri% % in the /ay +irt$al en+ir&nment% are depl&yed6I Ma /ell %aid# Beca$%ethe techn&l&,y i% &pen %&$rce6 he a,reed t& tal a &$t OpenSim$lat&r6%&.t/are that i% c$rrently ein, $%ed t& p&/er th&$%and% &. +irt$al /&rld%6incl$din, &ne &/ned y the #S# Army#

S&me i%%$e% are +ery a%ic# There i% n& encrypted c&mm$nicati&n /hene+era client %end% a pa%%/&rd t& %er+er%6 .&r e ample#

S&l$ti&n%) enterpri%e3.&c$%ed +irt$al en+ir&nment%6 %$ch a% Pr&t&Sphere6A+aya@i+e En,a,e and " CCJ% Ter.6 typically p$t a m$ch hi,her pri&rity &nin.&rmati&n %ec$rity#