Virtual Reality: Scientific and Technological Challenges (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780309051354)

Despite widespread interest in virtual reality, research and development efforts in synthetic environments (SE)--the field encompassing virtual environments, teleoperation, and hybrids--have remained fragmented.

Virtual Reality is the first integrated treatment of the topic, presenting current knowledge along with thought-provoking vignettes about a future where SE is commonplace.

This volume discusses all aspects of creating a system that will allow human operators to see, hear, smell, taste, move about, give commands, respond to conditions, and manipulate objects effectively in a real or virtual environment. The committee of computer scientists, engineers, and psychologists on the leading edge of SE development explores the potential applications of SE in the areas of manufacturing, medicine, education, training, scientific visualization, and teleoperation in hazardous environments.

The committee also offers recommendations for development of improved SE technology, needed studies of human behavior and evaluation of SE systems, and government policy and infrastructure.

Author: National Research Council,Computer Science and Telecommunications,Committee on Virtual Reality Research an
ISBN-10: 0309051355
ISBN-13: 9780309051354
Publisher: National Academies Press
Language: English
Published: 01/13/1995
Pages: 556
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.28lbs
Size: 9.27h x 6.22w x 1.68d