e a 3-D landscape covered with groups of shapes. These shapes represent stocks, which change in shape and color as prices fluctuate. Stock analysts can fly over the landscape and easily grasp the meaning of the normally complex data. VR in Business: Virtual Conference It is a step beyond picture telephones and video conferencing: Two or more people can interact in a virtual business conference, observing the voice and body movements of each other.VR in Business: Aircraft Inspection The KC135 Aircraft is a Boeing 707 modified for the United States Armed Services. The pictures below depict the work being performed by an inspector when the aircraft is brought in for overhaul. The inspector is wearing a personal computer and a head mounted display with integrated speaker and microphone. All of the inspection for the exterior sheet metal components is performed using this application. There is no mouse or keyboard attached to this personal computer (although the capability is present) because the inspector talks through the inspection from login through form generation and transmission.The application the Air Force Technical orders in combination with the Current Air Force Inspection Process for the refueling fleet of the KC135s. The application displays a series of graphics of the airplane that the inspector can navigate through via voice commands to mark a region of the airplane that is in need of service. Once identified, the application tags the area for transmission to the maintenance database and initiates the proper form for the inspector to fill out. The form is completed and then transmitted to the same maintenance database. When the inspector has identified all of the problems with a particular region, voice navigation is used to continue to other areas of the aircraft. The inspector is not required to take any information about the aircraft, previous defect records, clipboards, paper, etc. with them, everything required to perform...
