Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Bird’s–Eye View
- 3 The Geometry of Virtual Worlds
- 4 Light and Optics
- 5 The Physiology of Human Vision
- 6 Visual Perception
- 7 Visual Rendering
- 8 Motion in Real and Virtual Worlds
- 9 Tracking
- 10 Interaction
- 11 Audio
- 12 Evaluating VR Systems and Experiences
- 13 Frontiers
- References
- Image Credits
- Index
1 - Introduction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 October 2023
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Bird’s–Eye View
- 3 The Geometry of Virtual Worlds
- 4 Light and Optics
- 5 The Physiology of Human Vision
- 6 Visual Perception
- 7 Visual Rendering
- 8 Motion in Real and Virtual Worlds
- 9 Tracking
- 10 Interaction
- 11 Audio
- 12 Evaluating VR Systems and Experiences
- 13 Frontiers
- References
- Image Credits
- Index
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This chapter considers what VR means in a way that captures the most crucial aspects in spite of rapidly changing technology. Relevant terminology is introduced. The subsequent discussion covers what VR is considered to be today and what we envision for its future. The chapter starts with two thought-provoking examples: (1) A human having an experience of flying over virtual San Francisco by flapping his own wings and (2) a gerbil running on a freely rotating ball while exploring a virtual maze that appears on a projection screen around the mouse.
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- Virtual Reality , pp. 1 - 30Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023
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