Handbook of Virtual Environments Design Implementation and Applications Second Edition

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A Complete Toolbox of Theories and Techniques The second edition of a bestseller Handbook of Virtual Environments: Design Implementation and Applications presents systematic and extensive coverage of the primary areas of research and development within VE technology. It brings together a comprehensive set of contributed articles that address the principles required to define system requirements and design build evaluate implement and manage the effective use of VE applications. The contributors provide critical insights and principles associated with their given areas of expertise to provide extensive scope and detail on VE technology and its applications. What’s New in the Second Edition: Updated glossary of terms to promote common language throughout the community New chapters on olfactory perception avatar control motion sickness and display design as well as a whole host of new application areas Updated information to reflect the tremendous progress made over the last decade in applying VE technology to a growing number of domains This second edition includes nine new as well as forty-one updated chapters that reflect the progress made in basic and applied research related to the creation application and evaluation of virtual environments. Contributions from leading researchers and practitioners from multidisciplinary domains provide a wealth of theoretical and practical information resulting in a complete toolbox of theories and techniques that you can rely on to develop more captivating and effective virtual worlds. The handbook supplies a valuable resource for advancing VE applications as you take them from the laboratory to the real-world lives of people everywhere. | Handbook of Virtual Environments Design Implementation and Applications Second Edition