Virtual Reality Technology
Burdea, Grigore C.; Coiffet, Philippe
Language: English
Published by John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, Hoboken, NJ, U.S.A., 1994
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Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1994, V.Good, HB, ISBN: 0-471-08632-0, cover rubbed.
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- Title
- Virtual Reality Technology
- Author
- Burdea, Grigore C.; Coiffet, Philippe
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, Hoboken, NJ, U.S.A.
- Publication year
- 1994
- Condition
- Very Good
- Book Type
- Book
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0471086320
- ISBN 13
- 9780471086321
- Seller catalogs
- Computer Science
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Review
"This comprehensive textbook describes the history of virtual reality technology from its beginnings about forty years ago, through present and future uses." (Medical Reference Services Quarterly, Fall 2004)
" a must–have book. A textbook of this caliber is a welcomed asset for researchers, universities, and others in the field." (Annals of Biomedical Engineering, April 2004)
"Listing in the "More to Explore" section of an article entitled "Virtual–Reality Therapy" (Scientific American, August 2004)
"Instructors students persons interested in knowing something about the current state of virtual reality, and practitioners, researchers, and business involved in VR, will all find this a must–have book. A textbook of this caliber is a welcomed asset..." (Annals of Biomedical Engineering, Issue 32:04)
...a well written introductory book on the subject...a fascinating book on a subject that everyone in medical technology will be using more of in coming years... (Biomedical Instrumentation & Technology, January/February 2004)
...a second edition that builds on the success of the first...well written and researched...an ideal introduction to a student or researcher...Burdea and Coiffet have taken a strong book and made it even better...tailored to the needs of students and would make an outstanding textbook for an introduction to virtual reality course...a must have for any student or researcher seriously interested in virtual reality. (Presence, Vol. 12, No. 6, December 2003)
"...provides an excellent overview of the field...a fine textbook.... I would recommend highly." (Real Time Graphics, August 2003)
"...excellent....a fine addition to the bookshelves of readers..." (CyberPsychology and Behavior, Vol. 6, No. 6)
"...this second edition was well overdue, but it has to be said that it has been worth the wait...a must–have book." (Assembly Automation, Vol 24(1), 2004)
one of the best books available on the subject I would recommend this as a great reference book. The authors have done an excellent and remarkable revision and update ( Computer Animations and Virtual Worlds, December 2005)
"This comprehensive textbook describes the history of virtual reality technology from its beginnings about forty years ago, through present and future uses." (Medical Reference Services Quarterly, Fall 2004)
" a must–have book. A textbook of this caliber is a welcomed asset for researchers, universities, and others in the field." (Annals of Biomedical Engineering, April 2004)
"Listing in the "More to Explore" section of an article entitled "Virtual–Reality Therapy" (Scientific American, August 2004)
...a well written introductory book on the subject...a fascinating book on a subject that everyone in medical technology will be using more of in coming years... (Biomedical Instrumentation & Technology, January/February 2004)
...a second edition that builds on the success of the first...well written and researched...an ideal introduction to a student or researcher... (Presence, Vol. 12, No. 6, December 2003)
"...provides an excellent overview of the field...a fine textbook.... I would recommend highly." (Real Time Graphics, August 2003)
"...excellent....a fine addition to the bookshelves of readers..." (CyberPsychology and Behavior, Vol. 6, No. 6)
"...this second edition was well overdue, but it has to be said that it has been worth the wait...a must–have book." (Assembly Automation, Vol 24(1), 2004)
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