Stepping into Virtual Reality

• Main Authors: Gutiérrez, Mario A. A. (Author), Vexo, Frédéric (Author), Thalmann, Daniel (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London, 2008.
• Subjects: Computer science.; Multimedia information systems.; User interfaces (Computer systems).; Computer graphics.; Image processing.; Application software.; Computer Science.; Computer Graphics.; User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction.; Multimedia Information Systems.; Image Processing and Computer Vision.; Computer Applications.

The fruit of many years experience on the creation of synthetic worlds and virtual realities, this book is based on the considerable expertise of the authors, who share their knowledge of mastering the complexities behind the creation of Virtual Reality (VR) applications. The first part of the book...

Table of Contents:

• Fundamentals
• Computer Graphics
• Computer Animation
• Virtual Worlds
• Virtual Characters
• Architecture of Virtual Reality Systems
• Mixed Realities
• Perceiving Virtual Worlds
• Vision
• Audition
• Touch
• Smell and Taste
• Applications
• Health Sciences
• Cultural Heritage
• Other VR Applications.