internet
The Challenge to Virtual Imaging
Submitted by Doug Aurand on Wed, 2007-02-28 18:32.Video is the Competition
In recent conversations and e-mails, some feel that Video on the Web will replace Virtual Imaging. One of the conversations was even with an IVRPA member.
The reason Video has made huge inroads into the Internet is more bandwidth. Video display size has grown from postage-stamp size 160x120 pixels to 320x240 in most cases. The compression algorithms have gotten better, producing sharper images too.
Then came all the hype about YouTube. Google and Yahoo got on board with their Video Search capabilities.
Pew: Virtual Space is the Place
Submitted by Michael Quan on Mon, 2006-12-04 01:19.Virtual Space is the Place
November 27, 2006
About 72 million people have used the internet to explore other areas, a 33% increase over 2004 when an estimated 54 million did so. On a typical day, more than five million people are taking virtual tours in cyberspace, up from roughly two million in 2004.
From the Pew Research Center, more data and an update on their findings about people taking virtual tours.
