文件名称：Virtual Reality ：Simulating and Enhancing the World With Computers 2003
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Virtual Reality
Copyright © 2003, 1998 by Sean M. Grady Virtual Reality: Simulating and Enhancing the World with Computers is a revised and expanded edition of Virtual Reality: Computers Mimic the Physical World, which was published in 1998 as part of the Science Sourcebooks series. The older book reflected the field of virtual reality at it was at the beginning of 1997. This new edition catches up with the developments that have taken place in the five years that followed, including the problems VR businesses encountered as a result of the technology boom-and-bust cycle that took place during the last few years of the twentieth century. As in the earlier edition, this book will provide an overview of virtual- reality’s history, the tools and techniques used to mimic the physical world, the fields in which VR is being used, and some of the obstacles that VR’s supporters have had to overcome. Middle- and high-school students who already have taken part in immersive computing will find Virtual Reality a useful tool for learning how the technology came to be and where it might go in the future. For students who have not had any experience with virtual environments, this book will serve as a technological travel guide, pointing out some of the landmarks in this particular realm of computing. Technologies allied to VR, such as augmented reality and wearable computers, also will make an appearance, as will some of the philosophical issues raised by people outside and within the field who question the paths VR researchers have followed.