Developing virtual reality applications : foundations of effective design /

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Author / Creator:	Craig, Alan B.
Imprint:	Burlington, MA. ; Oxford : Morgan Kaufmann, ©2009.
Description:	1 online resource (xv, 382 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Virtual reality. Application software -- Development. Virtual Reality Application software -- Development Virtual reality
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13595585

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Other authors / contributors:	Sherman, William R. Will, Jeffrey D.
ISBN:	9780123749437 0123749433 9780080959085 0080959083
Language / Script:	Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	Virtual Reality has turned the corner from being a mere laboratory novelty to become a valuable tool with practical applications in many fields. From best-selling VR guru Bill Sherman comes Developing Virtual Reality Applications - a comprehensive compendium that examines over 50 unique and foundational VR applications in Business, Science, Medicine, Education, Spatial Studies, Public Safety, and Entertainment industries. Each chapter contains one or more key applications that are explored in depth, as well as examples of these applications in their most recent form and the most current research being conducted. The book also cross-references techniques between different application areas, synthesizing the data into a coherent whole that describes overall VR trends and fundamental best practices. Such synergy gives you a hands-on guide for developing your own applications, and provides an enhanced, longitudinal view of VR development. By promoting mobility across disciplines, Developing Virtual Reality Applications becomes an indispensable one-stop reference for anyone working in this burgeoning field. Presents a wide variety of detailed application descriptions across ALL areas of industry, providing you with practical ideas for VR development in ANY area of interest! Cross references development techniques between different application areas, supplying you with fundamental best practices across disciplines! Includes an online and media-rich companion site with hours of footage from application demonstrations, which puts you in the middle of the action!
Other form:	Print version: Craig, Alan B. Developing virtual reality applications. Burlington, MA. ; Oxford : Morgan Kaufmann, ©2009 9780123749437 0123749433
Standard no.:	9786612257995

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Summary:	Virtual Reality systems enable organizations to cut costs and time, maintain financial and organizational control over the development process, digitally evaluate products before having them created, and allow for greater creative exploration. In this book, VR developers Alan Craig, William Sherman, and Jeffrey Will examine a comprehensive collection of current,unique, and foundational VR applications in a multitude of fields, such as business, science, medicine, art, entertainment, and public safety among others.<br> <br> An insider's view of what works, what doesn't work, and why, Developing Virtual Reality Applications explores core technical information and background theory as well as the evolution of key applications from their genesis to their most current form. Developmental techniques are cross-referenced between different applications linking information to describe overall VR trends and fundamental best practices. This synergy, coupled with the most up to date research being conducted, provides a hands-on guide for building applications, and an enhanced, panoramic view of VR development. Developing Virtual Reality Applications is an indispensable one-stop reference for anyone working in this burgeoning field.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xv, 382 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780123749437 0123749433 9780080959085 0080959083