{"id":1475,"date":"2017-05-26T06:36:45","date_gmt":"2017-05-26T13:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.plm.automation.siemens.com\/t5\/NX-Design-Blog\/Virtual-Reality-VR-Has-Captured-Our-Imaginations\/ba-p\/411835"},"modified":"2026-03-26T04:17:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T08:17:40","slug":"virtual-reality-vr-has-captured-our-imaginations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/nx-design\/virtual-reality-vr-has-captured-our-imaginations\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtual Reality (VR) Has Captured Our Imaginations"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Product Manager for NX Rendering @PattiLongwinter<\/a><\/P>
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Virtual Reality (VR) has allowed me to fly over the Himalayas on my way to visit Mount Everest base camp.  An unsettling experience when you expect to quickly teleport there, but instead find yourself gliding over the mountain range. Without a plane. Despite the surprising mode of transportation, it was an incredible immersive experience complete with beautiful graphics. I can really imagine what it\u2019s like to be there.<\/P><\/p>\n

\"everestEverest VR, developed by solfar  and RVX<\/span><\/span><\/P>
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\"everestEverest VR, developed by solfar and RVX<\/span><\/span><\/P>
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Is VR really ready for prime time? <\/STRONG><\/H3>
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For me, the Everest VR experience illustrates VR technology\u2019s relative maturity, not only in terms of the ecosystem around building incredible VR environments, but the recent strides made in user comfort.  Yes, you still need to have someone watching that you don\u2019t walk into a wall or trip over a chair. But there is much less concern today with equilibrium issues, gliding at high altitudes aside.<\/P>
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But what about VR for product design?<\/STRONG><\/H3>
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While VR provides amazing experiences in terms of entertainment and its ability to take us places 99.999% of us will never go in real life, many people question its functionality for product design. We already have 2D display that gives us a view onto the digital twin. That\u2019s great. Stereo display adds the depth factor. Good as well. But VR gives you that sense of scale you can\u2019t really replicate using either 2D or stereo display. VR can help to communicate a design in an even more realistic way, especially when you add realistic materials and lighting to the mix. <\/P><\/p>\n

\"NXNX on a Surface Studio with HoloLens.<\/span><\/span><\/P>
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I\u2019ve had extraordinary experiences with VR in the design world now, too. I\u2019ve viewed a rocket from atop its launch service structure, walked around inspecting luxury sports cars, and have operated on a jet engine, cutting away sections and hiding components. VR is a very powerful tool for presenting your designs, whatever you imagine.<\/P><\/p>\n

Speaking of the jet engine, anyone who attended PLM Connection 2017 in Indianapolis had the chance to try out a demo of NX immersive design review at the HP booth.<\/P>
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