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Virtual reality : simulating and enhancing the world with computers / Sean M. Grady.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Science & technology in focus | Facts on File science libraryPublication details: New York : Facts On File, 2003.Edition: New edDescription: xiv, 226 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0816046867
  • 9780816046867
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QA76.9 .H85G71 2003
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Contents:
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.
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Bishop Okullu Memorial Library (Limuru Campus) General Circulation Non-fiction QA76.9 .H85G71 2003 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Checked out 02/04/2025 053003
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 206-214) and index.

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.

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