Virtual Reality The Revolutionary Technology of Computer-Generated Artificial Worlds-And How It Promises to Transform Society
, by Rheingold, HowardNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780671778972 | 0671778978
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 8/15/1992
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. InVirtual 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.