Virtual Environments and Advanced Interface Design

by Barfield, Woodrow; Furness, Thomas A.

• ISBN13: 9780195075557
• ISBN10: 0195075552
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1995-06-01
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This sweeping introduction to the science of virtual environment technology masterfully integrates research and practical applications culled from a range of disciplines, including psychology, engineering, and computer science. With contributions from the field's foremost researchers and theorists, the book focuses in particular on how virtual technology and interface design can better accommodate human cognitive, motor, and perceptual capabilities. Throughout, it brings the reader up-to-date with the latest design strategies and cutting-edge virtual environments, and points to promising avenues for future development. The book is divided into three parts. The first part introduces the reader to the subject by defining basic terms, identifying key components of the virtual environment, and reviewing the origins and elements of virtual environments. The second part focuses of current technologies used to present visual, auditory, tactile, and kinesthetic information. The book concludes with an in-depth analysis of how environments and human perception are integrated to create effective virtual systems. Comprehensive and splendidly written, Virtual Environments and Advanced Interface Design will be the "bible" on the subject for years to come. Students and researchers in computer science, psychology, and cognitive science will all want to have a copy on their shelves.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Virtual Environments

Tom Furness and Woodrow Barfield: Introduction to Virtual Environments and Advanced Interface Design

Steve Ellis: Origins and Elements of Virtual Environments

Virtual Environment TechnologiesVirtual Environment Modeling

Mark Green and Hanqui Sun: Computer Graphics Modeling for Virtual Environments

William Bricken and Jeff Coco: The VEOS ProjectVisual Displays

Elizabeth Davis and Larry Hodges: Human Stereopsis, Fusion, and Stereoscopic Virtual Environments

Dean Kocian and Lee Task: Visually Coupled Systems Hardware and Human Interface

Eye Tracking in Advanced Interface Design

Auditory Displays

Michael Cohen and Elizabeth M. Wenzel: The Design of Multidimensional Sound InterfacesHaptic Displays

PaulBach-y-Rita and Kurt Kaczmarek: Tactile Displays

Blake Hannaford and Steve Venema: Kinesthetic Displays for Remote and Virtual Environments

Scott MacKenzie: Input Devices and Interaction Techniques for Advanced Computing

Integration of Technology

Woodrow Barfield, Tom Sheridan, David Zeltzer, and Mel Slater: Presence and Performance Within Virtual Environments

Christopher Wickens and Polly Baker: Cognitive Issues in Virtual Reality

Woodrow Barfield, Craig Rosenberg, and Wouter Lotens: Augmented-Reality Displays

Index

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