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Virtual Reality Systems

Book1993

Edited by:

R.A. Earnshaw, M.A. Gigante and H. Jones

Virtual Reality Systems

Book1993

 

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Edited by:

R.A. Earnshaw, M.A. Gigante and H. Jones

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    Bibliography

    Pages 289-312

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    Appendix - Overview of Virtual Reality Software Suppliers

    Craig McNaughton

    Pages 313-318

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    Index

    Pages 319-327

About the book

Description

This volume brings together a number of the leading practitioners and exponents in the field of virtual reality (VR), and explores some of the main issues in the area and its associated hardware and software technology. The main components of the current generation of virtual reality systems are outlined, and major developments of VR systems are discussed.

This volume brings together a number of the leading practitioners and exponents in the field of virtual reality (VR), and explores some of the main issues in the area and its associated hardware and software technology. The main components of the current generation of virtual reality systems are outlined, and major developments of VR systems are discussed.

Key Features

* SPECIAL FEATURES
* This volume brings together some of the leading practitioners and exponents in the field of VR, and explores some of the main issues in the area and its associated hardware and software technology.

* The main components of the current generation of cirtual reality systems are outlined, and major developments of Vr systems are discussed, focussing of key areas such as hardware, software, techniques, application interfaces and ethical issues.

* The book contains a comprehensive bibliography enabling the reader to follow up particular areas of specialism. It contains 16 pages of colour plates.

* SPECIAL FEATURES
* This volume brings together some of the leading practitioners and exponents in the field of VR, and explores some of the main issues in the area and its associated hardware and software technology.

* The main components of the current generation of cirtual reality systems are outlined, and major developments of Vr systems are discussed, focussing of key areas such as hardware, software, techniques, application interfaces and ethical issues.

* The book contains a comprehensive bibliography enabling the reader to follow up particular areas of specialism. It contains 16 pages of colour plates.

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ISBN

978-0-12-227748-1

Language

English

Published

1993

Copyright

Copyright © 1993 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Imprint

Academic Press

Editors

R.A. Earnshaw

University of Leeds, UK

M.A. Gigante

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia

H. Jones

Middlesex University, UK