Virtual Reality: Practical Applications in Business and Industry - Softcover

Chorafas, Dimitris N.; Steinmann, Heinrich

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0131856383 ISBN 13: 9780131856387

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 1995

Synopsis

I hear and I forget, I see and I remember, I do and I understand. In keeping with this ancient Chinese proverb, Virtual Reality provides the how-to information that managers need, as well as detailed case studies presented in the words of project leaders who have led major efforts at research laboratories and leading corporations. Authors Chorafas and Steinmann show readers how to ride the wave of technological change being felt in business and industry today.

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From the Publisher

Based on an extensive, international research project on the practical applications of virtual reality, this book demonstrates that there is a growing range of virtual reality applications in an expanding domain of fields -- from power production and civil defense to medicine and banking. KEY TOPICS: Explains what virtual reality is all about. Describes the reasons for moving from realtime to realspace and virtual worlds. Focuses on multimedia -- from databasing to graphics. Addresses issues connected to visual programming. Presents the best American and foreign examples of implementing virtual reality.

Edition details

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0131856383
• ISBN 13: 9780131856387
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320