Essential Virtual Reality Fast: How to Understand the Techniques and Potential of Virtual Reality

by John Vince and John A. Vince

Essential Virtual Reality fast tells you what is and isn VR John Vince provides a potted history of Virtual Reality and explains in easy-to-understand terms what computer graphics are and how they are integral to VR systems. You'll see how important it is to understand the part human factors have to play in creating a good VR system (sound, sight, touch and balance) and take a look at a working VR system. You'll get the answers to questions like: - What hardware and software is used? - How does multi-user VR work? - Can you network VR? - What are the applications? - What is the future for VR? And you'll have a far better understanding of the impact these exciting techniques will have on our everyday lives.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1852330120
• ISBN13: 9781852330125
• Release Date: August 1998
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Excellent overview of the techniques and potential of VR

This was the first book I purchased about VR and it clearly exceeded my expectations! The author does an excellent job of describing the basics of VR: its concepts and terms, benefits, human factors, hardware/software, and applications. The book is choke full of figures and color plates which the author skillfully uses to highlight and illustrate his points. I highly recommend this book for anyone who wants to begin learning about VR.