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VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS AND ADVANCED INTERFACE DESIGN
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| By: |
Woodrow Barfield (Editor), Thomas A. Furness III (Editor) |
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Hardback |
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£125.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0195075552 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780195075557 |
| Publisher: |
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS INC |
| Pub. date: |
20 July, 1995 |
| Pages: |
594 |
| Description: |
This edited volume of original chapters introduces the reader to the technology of virtual reality and examines the impact of this technology on the field of human factors. Barfield, head of the Human Factor Laboratory at the University of Washington, has assembled contributors from key laboratories around the country to discuss their basic approaches to this new field. Among the topics covered are computer graphics, hardware, software, multi-dimensional sound, eyetracking, tactile and kinesthetic input, spatial displays, interface design, and applications in medicine and aerospace. |
| Synopsis: |
Virtual Environments and Advanced Interface Design is a volume of original chapters to introduce the reader to the technology of virtual reality. The research presented in this book examines the impact of the new technology of virtual reality on the field of human factors. The first editor, Barfield, is head of the Human Factor Laboratory at the University of Washington in the USA, and he has assembled contributions from experts in key laboratories around the US to discuss their basic approaches to this new field. Some of the topics discussed are computer graphics, eye tracking, tactile and kinesthetic input, interface design, and applications in medicine and aerospace. |
| Illustrations: |
numerous halftones, line figures, and tables |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Oxford University Press Inc |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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