Virtual Reality: Concepts and Technologies

ISBN: 9780415684712 出版年：2011 页码：434 CRC Press

Providing the main concepts of Virtual Reality (VR), this book describesboth theoretical (models, methods, algorithms) and practical aspects(equipments, software) of VR. Therefore it is of interest not only to students,researchers and engineers but also for any important decision-maker inthe field. It will serve as a manual for both designers and users, comprehensivelypresenting the current state of experts knowledge on virtual reality(VR) in computer science, mechanics, optics, acoustics, physiology,psychology, ergonomics, ethics, and related area. Designed as a referencedesign guide to help the reader develop a VR project, it presents the importanceof the users needs and various aspects of the human computer interface(HCI). It further treats technical aspects of VR, hardware and softwareimplementations, and details on the sensory and psycho-sensory interfaces.Providing various concepts and technologies, including mathematicsand modelling techniques, it allows the reader to formalize, conceptualizeand construct a virtual reality project from original thought to application.For engineers, computer scientists and computer game developers and asan educational tool in courses for senior senior graduate students.Philippe Fuchs took the initiative to organize this impressive collectivework with the help of Guillaume Moreau. The original, full version of thebook in French is authored by 101 authors from universities and companies,providing an exhaustive survey of what is really VR today. At the instigationof Pascal Guitton, the main part of the book was then translated into Englishto offer a reference book to the non-French-speaking community. This book(and the initial encyclopedia) demonstrates the vitality of the French VRcommunity (both academics and companies) which is structured thanks toa unique national association (AFRV).