Saturday, January 07, 2006

DD 006-10.999 (Jan) How Virtual Reality Works

006.7 EDD

DD 006-10.999 (Jan) How Virtual Reality Works

006.7 EDD
If you are going to read about virtual reality and want to know very little when you are done, this is the book for you! Actually, for a layman's book, this is not bad, with the exception of the fact that it is from 1994, so the technology indicated as cutting edge is old hat, and that which is indicated as future is already here. Nonetheless, it is interesting to see how much progress has been made in the field since this book was written. It is also interesting to note how many fields employ the use of virtual reality. With some narrative and many illustrations, the book is easy to understand, almost like a kid's book for adults. If you really want to know more about the field, you could probably find a newer, more up to date book with very little effort, and if you can, go ahead and skip this one. Otherwise, give this one a shot-it may be outdated, but it doesn't insult your intelligence-it just acknowledges that you don't know a lot about VR.