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Stony Brook's Reality Deck 'is virtual reality on steroids'

Stony Brook University unveils its Reality Deck, a

Stony Brook University unveils its Reality Deck, a $2-million virtual reality theater featuring a 360-degree screen with 1.5 billion-pixel resolution. Officials say the facility's applications are broad and can include advanced medical imaging, satellite imaging, architectural design, astronomy and weather mapping. Videojournalist: Chris Ware (Nov. 30, 2012) (December 2, 2012 10:59 PM)

Wonder what it would be like to stand inside a beating heart? Or atop the world's tallest building, looking down on the city of Dubai?

Stony Brook University's newest computer science feat can almost take you there.

The Reality Deck, a $2-million virtual reality theater, is akin to the fictional Holodeck, by which Starship Enterprise officers on "Star Trek" could find themselves in another...

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