MIT Explains: How Does Virtual Reality Work?

How can a tiny cardboard box make you feel like you're miles away at a sandy beach? And why aren't we all living in a virtual world right now, if it all seems so great? Valentina Shin, a Ph.D. student in the Computer Graphics Group at MIT's Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, explains! ---------- Watch this video with Google Cardboard by tapping the Cardboard icon on your phone. ---------- Find us online! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MITK12 Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/MITK12Videos http://k12videos.mit.edu ---------- made with love at MIT Creative Commons: CC BY-NC-SA, MIT http://k12videos.mit.edu/terms-and-co... Hosted by: Valentina Shin Written by: Valentina Shin & Elizabeth Choe Additional scripting: George Zaidan Executive producer: Elizabeth Choe Director: George Zaidan Editor: Per Hoel Production Assistant: Ceri Riley 360 beach footage courtesy of Atmosphaeres.com (“Dream Beach 360”): http://www.atmosphaeres.com/shop/atmo... Roller coaster footage fr