The virtual reality of ‘Ready Player One’ is coming, and the University of Utah is where some of it is being created.

The technology, highlighted in “Ready Player One,” isn’t just for games but can be used in medical and training applications.

(Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune) Producer Alanna Carroll wearing virtual reality goggles runs a simulation program that allows her to experience the vision of a person with deteriorating vision due to diabetes at the University of Utah's Entertainment Arts and Engineering program.

The virtual reality of ‘Ready Player One’ is coming, and the University of Utah is where some of it is being created.

The technology, highlighted in “Ready Player One,” isn’t just for games but can be used in medical and training applications.

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