Will chemists tilt their heads for virtual reality
Will chemists tilt their heads for virtual reality
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化学家会向虚拟现实倾斜吗
DOI：
10.1021/cen-09414-educ
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发表时间：
2016
影响因子：
1.5
通讯作者：
Jessica Morrison
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作者：
Jessica Morrison
我们在电影和电视中所承诺的未来，比如真正的悬浮滑板、个人喷气背包、飞行汽车、隐形斗篷和心灵传输，仍然让人觉得异想天开，遥不可及。但它开始看起来像虚拟现实是在现实的边缘，这可能意味着未来的化学实验室比我们想象的要近。Buzz正在围绕虚拟现实（VR）耳机和增强现实（AR）设备的商业潜力迅速发展。专家说，如果VR获得商品地位，它可能会对化学产生影响，从中学教学到设计治疗药物。一开始，这种兴奋带来了沉浸式分子可视化的直接前景，习惯于在计算机屏幕上查看二维三维模型的化学家。Oculus Rift和HTC Vive等VR头显使用立体显示器为佩戴者创造了一个身临其境的环境，
Most of the future we were promised in movies and television—real hoverboards and personal jet packs, flying cars, invisibility cloaks, and teleportation, for example—still feels whimsical and far-off. But it’s starting to look like virtual reality is on the brink of actual reality, and that might mean the chemistry lab of the future is nearer than we thought. Buzz is building quickly around the commercial potential for virtual reality (VR) headsets and augmented reality (AR) devices. If it achieves commodity status, VR could have an impact on chemistry from teaching middle school to designing therapeutic drugs, experts say. At the outset, that excitement brings with it the immediate prospect of immersive molecular visualization for chemists accustomed to viewing three-dimensional models in two dimensions on a computer screen. VR headsets such as the Oculus Rift and the HTC Vive create an immersive environment for the wearer using a stereoscopic display and