Being really virtual : immersive natives and the future of virtual reality
By: Steinicke, Frank
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BookPublisher: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, c2016.Description: xviii, 166 p. : col. ill., ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9783319430768Subject(s): Virtual realityDDC classification: 006.8 ST BE Online resources: Connect to online resource | Location Map | Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 006.8 ST BE (Browse shelf) | Available | July2018 | T0060078 |
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| 006.8 HU MA Human walking in virtual environments : | 006.8 KU MA Making sense of space : | 006.8 MI XE Mixed reality and gamification for cultural heritage | 006.8 ST BE Being really virtual : | 006.8 ST UN Universal interaction in virtual reality systems design of multimodal metaphors for generic interaction tasks / | 006.8 VE VI Virtual body language : | 016.158 BU FI 50 success classics : |
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.
Preface
Part I The Past: Background and Motivation.-A Glance into the Future
The Science and Fiction of the Ultimate Display
Towards a Virtual Revolution
Part II The Present: Research and Development
Scientific, Technological and Social Challenges
Unlimited Walking: One Small Step for a Man
First Steps towards Being Really Virtual
To Touch or Not to Touch?
Part III The Future: Ethics and Responsibility
More and More, and More than Moore’s Law
Anarchy, Principles, and Rules
The Coming Age of Different Realities.
This book focuses on the recent developments of virtual reality (VR) and immersive technologies, what effect they are having on our modern, digitised society and explores how current developments and advancements in this field are leading to a virtual revolution. Using Ivan Sutherland's 'The Ultimate Display' and Moore's law as a springboard, the author discusses both popular scientific and technological accounts of the past, present and possible futures of VR, looking at current research trends, developments, challenges and ethical considerations to the coming age of differing realities. Being Really Virtual is for researchers, designers and developers of VR and immersive technologies and anyone with an interest in the exponential rise of such technologies and how they are changing the very way we perceive, interact and communicate within our digital society.