Author:
Eddings, Joshua.
Imprint:Emeryville, Calif. : Ziff-Davis Press, c1994.
Descriptionxi, 155 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Note:What is virtual reality? --Science fiction versus virtual reality --A quick history of virtual reality --Engaging the senses --How vision works --How sound works --How biocontrol works --Hardware and software --Computer power --How input devices work --Virtual reality software --The virtual reality environment --Degrees of experience --Desktop virtual reality --Immersion --Augmented reality --Professional applications --Medical applications --Engineering and architecture --Military simulations --Scientific visualization --Financial visualization --Recreational virtual reality --Desktop virtual reality games --Virtual reality in entertainment --Art and virtual reality --Current developments and future trends --Education and virtual reality --Disabilities and virtual reality --The future of virtual reality.
