| Virtual Reality: The Revolutionary Technology of Computer-Generated Artificial Worlds-And How It Promises to Transform Society Contributor(s): Rheingold, Howard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0671778978 ISBN-13: 9780671778972 Publisher: Simon & Schuster OUR PRICE: $25.60 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 1992 Annotation: The mind-boggling bestseller on computer-generated artificial worlds, now available in trade paperback. Rheingold takes readers on a guided tour through the remarkable new technology that creates virtual reality--artificial worlds complete with the sensations of touch and motion. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | System Theory - Computers | Interactive & Multimedia - Computers | Computer Simulation |
| Dewey: 501.13 |
| Series: Touchstone Book |
| Physical Information: 1.05" H x 6.32" W x 8" (1.22 lbs) 416 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Imagine being able to walk into your computer and interact with any program you create. It sounds like science fiction, but it's science fact. Surgeons now rehearse operations on computer-generated virtual patients, and architects walk through virtual buildings while the actual structures are still in blueprints. In Virtual Reality, Howard Rheingold takes us to the front lines of this revolutionary new technology that creates computer-generated worlds complete with the sensations of touch and motion, and explores its impact on everything from entertainment to particle physics. |