DIVE

During our visit to the DIVE facility at Duke University, we were able to experience a six sided virtual reality room. The room had projections on the exterior side of the walls, floor, and ceiling. Different programs were designed to make 3D experiences in this room. Each person was given a pair of 3D glasses. One person had the master pair of glasses. This is the pair of glasses that has a tracking device to where the person is within the room. The person wearing the glasses will see an accurate perspective in the 3D virtual reality world. However, the other people will see distorted perspectives unless they are right near the master glasses.



My favorite program in the virtual reality was the kitchen. When wearing the 3D glasses, it looks as if you are standing in a kitchen with counters, stove, refrigerator, sink, etc. Using a clicker, you can pick up and move objects in the room. The kitchen design was made to test stress levels. The person is given nine minutes to pack a bagged lunch and find their keys and cell phone. While they are completing these tasks, sounds are playing in the background. The sounds progressively get worse to increase the person’s stress level. The trick is that there are no keys or cell phone in the room. I liked this room because you could interact with it by moving things around.