Virtual reality
by Grady, Sean M.
Series: Science & technology in focus | Facts on File science library Edition statement:New ed. Published by : Facts On File (New York ) Physical details: xiv, 226 p. ill. ; 24 cm. ISBN:0816046867. Year: 2003| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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A quick tour of VR -- Creating practical computers -- Developing better interfaces -- Precursors to VR -- A new view of data -- A new course for indoor flight training -- Mimicking reality -- Reality simulators: supercomputers to PCs -- Graphics: polygons and perspectives -- Displays: looking and listening in VR -- Manipulators: gloves, wands and trackers -- The larger view: caves, walls and desks -- VR as a research tool -- VR as a training tool -- VR as a teaching tool -- VR as a design tool -- VR as a healing tool -- The world of VR business -- Drawbacks to VR -- Virtual philosophy -- VR's future.
This text provides an overview of the history of virtual reality and explores the tools and techniques used to mimic the physical world, the fields in which virtual reality is being used, and some of the obstacles that supporters of virtual reality have had to overcome.
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