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1 What is Virtual Reality?.- What Is Virtual Reality?.- Who Should Read This Book?.- The Aims and Objectives of This Book.- Assumptions Made In This Book.- How to Use The Book.- Some VR Concepts and Terms.- Navigation and Interaction.- Immersion and Presence.- What Is Not VR?.- The Internet.- Summary.- 2 The Benefits of Virtual Reality.- 3D Visualization.- Navigation.- Interaction.- Physical Simulation.- Virtual Environments.- Applications.- Summary.- 3 3D Computer Graphics.- From Computer Graphics To Virtual Reality.- Modeling Objects.- Dynamic Objects.- Constraints.- Collision Detection.- Perspective Views.- 3D Clipping.- Stereoscopic Vision.- Rendering The Image.- Color.- Colored Objects.- Light Sources.- Rendering Algorithms.- Texture Mapping.- Bump Mapping.- Environment Mapping.- Shadows.- Radiosity.- Fog.- Transparency.- Other Computer Graphics Techniques.- Summary.- 4 Human Factors.- Vision.- Vision and Display Technology.- Hearing.- Tactile.- Equilibrium.- Summary.- 5 VR Hardware.- Computers.- Tracking.- Input Devices.- Output Devices.- Glasses.- Displays.- Audio.- Summary.- 6 VR Software.- VR Software Features.- Web Based VR.- Superscape’s VRT.- The Visualization System.- VRT Summary.- Division’s dVise.- A Virtual Product.- dVise Summary.- Multigen.- Summary.- 7 Vr Applications.- Industrial.- Training Simulators.- Entertainment.- Human Movement Analysis.- WWW Applications.- 8 Conclusion.- The Past.- Today.- Conclusion.- Appendix A VRML Web Sites.- Appendix B HMDs.- Appendix C Trackers.- Appendix D VRML Program.- Appendix E Web Sites for VR Products.- References.