Virtual Realities 2.0
Author : Paul Hume
Publisher : FASA Corporation
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 23,86 MB
Release : 1995-09
Category : Fantasy games
ISBN : 9781555602710
Understanding Virtual Reality
Author : William R. Sherman
Publisher : Morgan Kaufmann
Page : 940 pages
File Size : 10,5 MB
Release : 2018-11-08
Category : Computers
ISBN : 012801038X
Book Description
Understanding Virtual Reality: Interface, Application, and Design, Second Edition arrives at a time when the technologies behind virtual reality have advanced dramatically. The book helps users take advantage of the ways they can identify and prepare for the applications of VR in their field. By approaching VR as a communications medium, the authors have created a resource that will remain relevant even as underlying technologies evolve. Included are a history of VR, systems currently in use, the application of VR, and the many issues that arise in application design and implementation, including hardware requirements, system integration, interaction techniques and usability. - Features substantive, illuminating coverage designed for technical or business readers and the classroom - Examines VR's constituent technologies, drawn from visualization, representation, graphics, human-computer interaction and other fields - Provides (via a companion website) additional case studies, tutorials, instructional materials, and a link to an open-source VR programming system - Includes updated perception material and new sections on game engines, optical tracking, VR visual interface software, and a new glossary with pictures
Virtual Reality
Author : Steven M. LaValle
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 389 pages
File Size : 27,94 MB
Release : 2023-09-30
Category : Computers
ISBN : 1108187714
Book Description
Virtual reality is a powerful emerging technology using advanced computing techniques to create perceptual illusions that transcend ordinary human experiences. This interdisciplinary text explains fundamentals and industry insights from engineering to psychology, enabling students, researchers, and developers to contribute to this growing field.
Advances in Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality
Author : Jitendra Kumar Verma
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 48,31 MB
Release : 2022-01-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9811672202
Book Description
This book gathers the recent advances in Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR). It includes topics on classification of computer assisted environments, field-of-views on visuospatial memory in complex virtual environment, free-roam VR for gaming, simulation of physical processes in an electric circuit, motion study of mated gears, ternary reversible gates with virtual reality, inclusiveness of AR and VR for agricultural disease detection, application of AR and VR in medical and pharmaceuticals, drones for medical assistance, machine learning based AR technologies for human face detection, recognition, and automated vehicles for medical assistance. The book is targeted towards advancing undergraduate, graduate, and post graduate students, researchers, academicians, policymakers, various government officials, NGOs, and industry research professionals who are currently working in the field of science and technology either directly or indirectly to benefit the common masses.
Virtual Reality Technology
Author : Grigore C. Burdea
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 741 pages
File Size : 43,42 MB
Release : 2024-08-21
Category : Computers
ISBN : 1394306946
Book Description
Thorough overview of virtual reality technology fundamentals and latest advances, with coverage of hardware, software, human factors and applications, plus companion Laboratory Manual in Unity 3D. The Third Edition of the first comprehensive technical book on the subject of virtual reality, Virtual Reality Technology, provides updated and expanded coverage of VR technology, including where it originated, how it has evolved, and where it is going. Its primary objective is to be a complete, up-to-date textbook, as well as a source of information on a rapidly developing field of science and technology with broad societal impact. The two highly qualified authors cover all of the latest innovations and applications that are making virtual reality more important than ever before. Unlike other books on the subject, the book also includes a chapter on Human Factors, which are very important in designing technology around the human user. Virtual Reality Technology provides Instructors with a website-accessible Laboratory Manual using the Unity 3D game engine and programming language. Unity 3D is the preferred VR language these days and will prepare the student for the VR gaming and mobile applications industry. For universities Unity 3D is cost-effective as its student license is freely available. With comprehensive coverage of the subject, Virtual Reality Technology discusses sample topics such as: Input and output interfaces, including holographic displays, foveated head-mounted displays, neural interfaces, haptic and olfactory feedback Computing architecture, with emphasis on the rendering pipeline, the graphics processing unit and distributed/edge rendering Object modeling, including physical and behavioral aspects, Artificial Intelligence controlled characters, and model management techniques Programming toolkits for virtual reality and the game production pipeline Human factors issues such as user performance and sensorial conflict, cybersickness and societal impact aspects of VR Application examples in medical education, virtual rehabilitation, virtual heritage, gaming, and military use of virtual reality. Virtual Reality Technology provides thorough and complete coverage of an in-demand sector of technology, making it a highly valuable resource for undergraduate and graduate students in computer science, engineering, and science, along with a variety of professionals across many different industries, including but not limited to engineering, gaming, healthcare, and defense.
Reality+: Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy
Author : David J. Chalmers
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 27,3 MB
Release : 2022-01-25
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0393635813
Book Description
A leading philosopher takes a mind-bending journey through virtual worlds, illuminating the nature of reality and our place within it. Virtual reality is genuine reality; that’s the central thesis of Reality+. In a highly original work of “technophilosophy,” David J. Chalmers gives a compelling analysis of our technological future. He argues that virtual worlds are not second-class worlds, and that we can live a meaningful life in virtual reality. We may even be in a virtual world already. Along the way, Chalmers conducts a grand tour of big ideas in philosophy and science. He uses virtual reality technology to offer a new perspective on long-established philosophical questions. How do we know that there’s an external world? Is there a god? What is the nature of reality? What’s the relation between mind and body? How can we lead a good life? All of these questions are illuminated or transformed by Chalmers’ mind-bending analysis. Studded with illustrations that bring philosophical issues to life, Reality+ is a major statement that will shape discussion of philosophy, science, and technology for years to come.
A Mathematical Model For Physical Representation and Conflict Identification in Virtual Reality Architecture
Author :
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 12,92 MB
Release :
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ISBN : 1411611853
Book Description
Dawn of the New Everything
Author : Jaron Lanier
Publisher : Henry Holt
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 49,64 MB
Release : 2017-11-21
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1627794093
Book Description
The Microsoft interdisciplinary scientist largely credited with popularizing virtual reality reflects on his lifelong relationship with technology, showing VR's ability to illuminate and amplify our understanding of our species and how the brain and body connect to the world. By the author of You Are Not a Gadget. --Publisher.
Construction 4.0
Author : Anil Sawhney
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 527 pages
File Size : 40,44 MB
Release : 2020-02-06
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0429675119
Book Description
Modelled on the concept of Industry 4.0, the idea of Construction 4.0 is based on a confluence of trends and technologies that promise to reshape the way built environment assets are designed, constructed, and operated. With the pervasive use of Building Information Modelling (BIM), lean principles, digital technologies, and offsite construction, the industry is at the cusp of this transformation. The critical challenge is the fragmented state of teaching, research, and professional practice in the built environment sector. This handbook aims to overcome this fragmentation by describing Construction 4.0 in the context of its current state, emerging trends and technologies, and the people and process issues that surround the coming transformation. Construction 4.0 is a framework that is a confluence and convergence of the following broad themes discussed in this book: Industrial production (prefabrication, 3D printing and assembly, offsite manufacture) Cyber-physical systems (actuators, sensors, IoT, robots, cobots, drones) Digital and computing technologies (BIM, video and laser scanning, AI and cloud computing, big data and data analytics, reality capture, Blockchain, simulation, augmented reality, data standards and interoperability, and vertical and horizontal integration) The aim of this handbook is to describe the Construction 4.0 framework and consequently highlight the resultant processes and practices that allow us to plan, design, deliver, and operate built environment assets more effectively and efficiently by focusing on the physical-to-digital transformation and then digital-to-physical transformation. This book is essential reading for all built environment and AEC stakeholders who need to get to grips with the technological transformations currently shaping their industry, research, and teaching.
Intelligent Computing
Author : Kohei Arai
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 917 pages
File Size : 24,2 MB
Release : 2022-07-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 3031104676
Book Description
The book, “Intelligent Computing - Proceedings of the 2022 Computing Conference”, is a comprehensive collection of chapters focusing on the core areas of computing and their further applications in the real world. Each chapter is a paper presented at the Computing Conference 2022 held on July 14-15, 2022. Computing 2022 attracted a total of 498 submissions which underwent a double-blind peer-review process. Of those 498 submissions, 179 submissions have been selected to be included in this book. The goal of this conference is to give a platform to researchers with fundamental contributions and to be a premier venue for academic and industry practitioners to share new ideas and development experiences. We hope that readers find this book interesting and valuable as it provides the state-of-the-art intelligent methods and techniques for solving real-world problems. We also expect that the conference and its publications will be a trigger for further related research and technology improvements in this important subject.
