3D glasses

3D glasses virtually shape our environment. Engineers, Builders, Artists, and Doctors are just a few of the professions that rely on 3D glasses to shape our world. Philosophers and Scientist argue whether we are already living in a virtual world. 3D glasses are not yet a household staple (although many gamers may state they are!), but 3D glasses certainly have that potential.

3D glasses have evolved from a mere entertainment novelty to a necessary piece of equipment in life-saving applications. The military uses 3D glasses from the harsh realities of battle simulation to the more practical applications of mechanical repair. Doctors use 3D glasses to simulate laparoscopic surgery, which involves invasive techniques with limited vision to the surgical area. NASA uses 3D glasses in aerospace research. Automotive industries use 3D Glasses to test and improve vehicle safety in a variety of circumstances. Industries in all categories are using 3D Glasses to increase production. The virtual reality that is produced by the 3D Glasses in combination with other external sensory equipment and techniques is the system that is producing far-reaching effects in the environment we live in today.

Immersive virtual reality using 3D Glasses and other sensory material is quickly becoming popular with geo-physicists. Using a combination of advanced 3D simulation techniques, scientists can virtually "enter" the earth. Immersive virtual reality is used by oil well drilling companies - allowing the scientist to enter the scenarios that the data produces, witnessing first hand seismic data and the effect of its movements on land and water. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (www.noaa.gov) reports oceanographers and atmospheric scientists being able to use 3D glasses to enter the virtual reality of environmental changes in the sea and sky. Urban Planners use 3D computer images and 3D models, but they use 3D glasses to produce a virtual experience of actually navigating within the cities they design.

Using immersive virtual reality techniques from an array of sources may someday be streamlined to produce the same effect using only 3D Glasses. The potential of a vision being provided that we otherwise would be excluded from due to our physiology opens the door to improvements in areas that previously would have been inaccessible. Similar to how doctors and machinists can now enter a body or machine using immersive virtual reality, putting on a pair of streamlined 3D Glasses could allow the average populations decipher problems for themselves. In its most simplistic uses, they could be used to determine exactly which part of the washing machine isn't working, or if the roast in the oven is done to completion. More advanced 3D Glasses have the potential of letting a mother determine if a bone is broken, or if a virus exists in a child. Even today, 3D glasses are being explored to improve the eyesight that naturally decreases with age.

3D Glasses are not yet a household word, but with the fast progressing world of virtual reality and the lowering cost of computer application, it's not impossible for 3D Glasses to be a household staple in the future.