ABSTRACT

A Complete Toolbox of Theories and TechniquesThe second edition of a bestseller, Handbook of Virtual Environments: Design, Implementation, and Applications presents systematic and extensive coverage of the primary areas of research and development within VE technology. It brings together a comprehensive set of contributed articles that address the

part |2 pages

SECTION I Introduction

part |2 pages

SECTION II System Requirements: Hardware

chapter 3|48 pages

Vision and Virtual Environments

chapter 4|28 pages

Virtual Auditory Displays

chapter 5|16 pages

Dynamic Haptic Interaction with Video

chapter 6|32 pages

Olfactory Interfaces

chapter 7|34 pages

Perception of Body Motion

chapter 8|14 pages

Eye Tracking in Virtual Environments

chapter 9|22 pages

Gesture Recognition

chapter 10|24 pages

Avatar Control in Virtual Environments

part |2 pages

SECTION III System Requirements: Software

part |2 pages

Section IV: Design Approaches and Implementation Strategies

part |2 pages

SECTION V Health and Safety Issues

part |2 pages

SECTION VII Selected Applications of Virtual Environments

chapter 43|36 pages

Virtual Environment–Assisted Teleoperation

chapter 45|46 pages

Clinical Virtual Reality

part |2 pages

SECTION VIII Conclusion

chapter 50|18 pages

Virtual Environments: History and Profession