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Understanding Virtual Reality

by Sherman; Craig

ISBN13: 9781558603530
ISBN10: 1558603530
eBook ISBN(s): 9780080520094, 9781558603530
Format: Hardcover
Copyright: 2002-09-04
Publisher: Elsevier Science

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Summary

Understanding Virtual Realitylt;/i> arrives at a time when the technologies behind virtual reality have advanced to the point that it is possible to develop and deploy meaningful, productive virtual reality applications. The aim of this thorough, accessible exploration is to help you take advantage of this moment, equipping you with the understanding needed to identify and prepare for ways VR can be used in your field, whatever your field may be. By approaching VR as a communications medium, the authors have created a resource that will remain relevant even as the underlying technologies evolve. You get a history of VR, along with a good look at systems currently in use. However, the focus remains squarely on the application of VR and the many issues that arise in the application design and implementation, including hardware requirements, system integration, interaction techniques, and usability. This book also counters both exaggerated claims for VR and the view that would reduce it to entertainment, citing dozens of real-world examples from many different fields and presenting (in a series of appendices) four in-depth application case studies. * Substantive, illuminating coverage designed for technical and business readers and well-suited to the classroom. * Examines VR's constituent technologies, drawn from visualization, representation, graphics, human-computer interaction, and other fields, and explains how they are being united in cohesive VR systems. * Via a companion Web site, provides additional case studies, tutorials, instructional materials, and a link to an open-source VR programming system.

Author Biography

William R. Sherman leads the virtual reality effort at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Bill came to NCSA as part of the scientific visualization team in 1989 and took over the reins of the virtual reality facilities in 1992. He has authored several book chapters and papers on the topics of scientific visualization and virtual reality and has been teaching a graduate-level course on VR at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Alan B. Craig currently does research and development in the Visualization and Virtual Environments Group at the NCSA at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In addition to giving numerous presentations, Alan has authored papers and book chapters related to scientific visualization and virtual reality. Prior to his work in the Visualization and Virtual Environments Group, Alan was Manager of the NCSA Training Group, Manager of the NCSA Information Technology Group, and a member of the NCSA Scientific Visualization Group

Preface

xviii

PART I WHAT IS VIRTUAL REALITY?

(68)

Introduction to Virtual Reality

(34)

VR: The Medium

(32)

PART II VIRTUAL REALITY SYSTEMS

(388)

Interface to the Virtual World--Input

(40)

Interface to the Virtual World--Output

114

(90)

Rendering the Virtual World

204

(78)

Interacting with the Virtual World

282

(98)

The Virtual Reality Experience

380

(32)

Experience Design: Applying VR to a Problem

412

(24)

The Future of Virtual Reality

436

(22)

PART III THE APPENDICES

458

(83)

A NICE, An Educational Experience

460

(22)

B Crumbs, A Tool for Scientific Visualization

482

(30)

C Boeing Wire Bundles, An Augmented Reality System

512

(10)

D Placeholder, An Artistic Exploration

522

(19)

References

541

(16)

Index

557

(24)

About the Authors

581

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