Virtual Reality : Through the New Looking Glass

Name: Virtual Reality : Through the New Looking Glass
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ISBN: 9780070501683

ISBN-10: 0070501688

ISBN-13: 9780070501683

Edition: 2nd

Authors: Ken Pimentel, Kevin Teixeira

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List price: $24.95
Edition: 2nd
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne
Binding: Paperback
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.738
Language: English

Acknowledgments
Foreword
Introduction
Stepping through the new looking glass
The interface is the application	p. 1
The evolution of cyberspace	p. 25
Pioneers in cyberspace	p. 41
Cyberspace for sale	p. 72
21st-century tools
Reality simulators	p. 89
Virtual-world building blocks	p. 111
Desktop VR	p. 130
Gloves, goggles, and wands	p. 145
Brave new worlds
Designing virtual worlds	p. 203
Education as simulation	p. 228
Business enters the cyberage	p. 240
Medical applications	p. 280
The new entertainment economy	p. 300
Art in VR	p. 323
The next generation	p. 340
App. A. Resource guide	p. 356
App. B. Company and institution guide	p. 395
App. C. Sample source code	p. 404
Glossary	p. 407
References and recommended reading	p. 418
Index	p. 428
About the authors	p. 437
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