{"id":1623,"date":"2010-02-19T09:00:58","date_gmt":"2010-02-19T17:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carmenelectrode.com\/?p=1623"},"modified":"2010-01-19T11:00:15","modified_gmt":"2010-01-19T19:00:15","slug":"welding-in-virtual-reality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.arc-zone.com\/carmenelectrode\/2010\/02\/19\/welding-in-virtual-reality\/","title":{"rendered":"Welding in Virtual Reality"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I never thought I&#8217;d see the day.  Let me repeat that &#8211; NEVER.<\/p>\n<p>But the day has indeed arrived, from whence forward, a newbie welder will be able to practice welding, not the old-fashioned way, with torch and electrode, but via virtual reality.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/blog\/joewelder\/wp-content\/new_ups\/VRTEX-360_056.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2395\" title=\"VRTEX-360_056\" src=\"\/blog\/joewelder\/wp-content\/new_ups\/VRTEX-360_056.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"423\" height=\"347\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can thank Lincoln Electric for this new advancement in welding technology &#8212; they are the producers of the new VRTEX 360 which enables the wearer to weld via a virtual welding gun and a helmet that is equipped with monitors on the inside.<\/p>\n<p>You can &#8220;virtually&#8221; weld in a welding booth, on a construction site &#8212; even on a base in the desert!<\/p>\n<p><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/2xbILrZ1Alw&amp;hl=en_GB&amp;fs=1&amp;\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/2xbILrZ1Alw&amp;hl=en_GB&amp;fs=1&amp;\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p>And, it has to be said, this <em>is<\/em> the greenest welding machine on the market, and it will enable students to learn faster than ever before.<\/p>\n<p>Who knows &#8212; this newest welding &#8220;video game&#8221; could become so popular that instructors will have to pry the virtual torch right out of their students&#8217; unwilling hands.<\/p>\n<p>One can only hope.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I never thought I&#8217;d see the day. 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