Virtual Reality Technology

by Grigore C. Burdea, Grigore C. Burdea

This Second Edition of the first comprehensive technical book on the subject of virtual reality provides updated and expanded coverage of the technology where it originated, how it has evolved, and where it is going. The authors cover all of the latest innovations and applications that are making virtual reality more important than ever before. About The Author: Grigore C. Burdea is a professor at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, and author of the book Force and Touch Feedback for Virtual Reality, also published by Wiley. Philippe Coiffet is a Director of Research at CNRS (French National Scientific Research Center) and Member of the National Academy of Technologies of France. He has authored twenty books on robotics and virtual reality, which have been translated into several languages. Table Of Contents: Foreword Preface ?Introduction ?Input Devices: Trackers, Navigation, and Gesture Interfaces ?Output Devices: Graphics, Three-Dimensional Sound, and Haptic Displays ?Computing Architectures for VR ?5 Modeling ?VR Programming ?Human Factors in VR ?Traditional VR Applications ?Emerging Applications of VR References Index Special Features: Textbook for graduate and undergraduate students in Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering and Computer Science.

464 pages, Hardcover

First published April 21, 2008

Reviews

[Nikitha · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a wonderful introduction to virtual reality technology. The content focuses on the U.S. development of the field, and the authors did a fantastic job on covering software, hardware, and application topics. While a good amount of product information from software and hardware suppliers was present, it would've been great if more depth had been given to the limitations and human factors issues of the different components. Overall, an easy and informative read; I'd like to keep a copy handy for reference purposes.