Stepping into virtual reality: a practical approach

Virtual reality techniques are increasingly becoming indispensible in many areas including medicine, entertainment, architecture, education and manufacturing, with VR tools being used for testing and prototyping products at design stages, as well as for creating applications in finished products. This book looks at how to generate advanced virtual reality worlds. It covers principles, techniques, devices and mathematical foundations, beginning with basic definitions, and then moving on to the latest results from current research and exploring the social implications of these. Very practical in its approach, the bookis fully illustrated in colour and contains numerous examples, exercises and case studies. Careful reading of this textbook will allow students and practitioners alike to gain a practical understanding of virtual reality concepts, devices and possible applications. Carefully balanced between fundamentals and applications, this book also looks at topics not normally covered in the literature such as proprioception, physiological signal analysis, and the social implications of these new techniques INDICE: Part 1: The Fundamentals - Definitions. Mathematical and Computer Sciences Foundations. Virtual World Creation. Part 2: Applications and Devices- Feedback Virtual Devices. Input Virtual Devices. Virtual Reality Applications. Social Implication of Virtual Reality Techniques.

• ISBN: 978-1-84800-116-9
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 230
• Fecha Publicación: 01/05/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés