Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Bird’s–Eye View
- 3 The Geometry of Virtual Worlds
- 4 Light and Optics
- 5 The Physiology of Human Vision
- 6 Visual Perception
- 7 Visual Rendering
- 8 Motion in Real and Virtual Worlds
- 9 Tracking
- 10 Interaction
- 11 Audio
- 12 Evaluating VR Systems and Experiences
- 13 Frontiers
- References
- Image Credits
- Index
2 - Bird’s–Eye View
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 October 2023
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Bird’s–Eye View
- 3 The Geometry of Virtual Worlds
- 4 Light and Optics
- 5 The Physiology of Human Vision
- 6 Visual Perception
- 7 Visual Rendering
- 8 Motion in Real and Virtual Worlds
- 9 Tracking
- 10 Interaction
- 11 Audio
- 12 Evaluating VR Systems and Experiences
- 13 Frontiers
- References
- Image Credits
- Index
Summary
This chapter presents an overview of VR systems from hardware (Section 2.1) to software (Section 2.2), including the introduction of the Virtual World Generator (VWG), which maintains the geometry and physics of the virtual world, to human perception (Section 2.3). The purpose is to quickly provide a sweeping perspective so that the detailed subjects in the remaining chapters will be understood within the larger context.
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- Virtual Reality , pp. 31 - 54Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023
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