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Record Nr.

UNINA9910299728003321

Autore

Mihelj Matjaž

Titolo

Virtual Reality Technology and Applications / / by Matjaž Mihelj, Domen Novak, Samo Beguš

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Dordrecht : , : Springer Netherlands : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014

ISBN

94-007-6910-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 2014.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (X, 231 p. 169 illus., 35 illus. in color.)

Collana

Intelligent Systems, Control and Automation: Science and Engineering, , 2213-8986 ; ; 67

Disciplina

620.0042

Soggetti

Engineering design

Optical data processing

Application software

Electrical engineering

Engineering Design

Computer Imaging, Vision, Pattern Recognition and Graphics

Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet)

Electrical Engineering

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di contenuto

Preface -- Introduction to virtual reality -- 2 Degrees of freedom, pose, displacement and perspective -- 3 Dynamic model of a virtual environment -- 4 Tracking the user and environment -- 5 Visual modality in virtual reality -- 6 Acoustic Modality in Virtual Reality -- 7 Haptic modality in virtual reality -- 8 Augmented reality -- 9 Interaction with a virtual environment -- 10 Design of a multimodal virtual environment -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

As virtual reality expands from the imaginary worlds of science fiction and pervades every corner of everyday life, it is becoming increasingly important for students and professionals alike to understand the diverse aspects of this technology. This book aims to provide a comprehensive guide to the theoretical and practical elements of virtual reality, from the mathematical and technological foundations of virtual worlds to the human factors and the applications that enrich our lives: in the fields of medicine, entertainment, education and others. After



providing a brief introduction to the topic, the book describes the kinematic and dynamic mathematical models of virtual worlds. It explores the many ways a computer can track and interpret human movement, then progresses through the modalities that make up a virtual world: visual, acoustic and haptic. It explores the interaction between the actual and virtual environments, as well as design principles of the latter. The book closes with an examination of different applications, focusing on augmented reality as a special case. Though the content is primarily VR-related, it is also relevant for many other fields.