DocumentCode
843217
Title
Three views of virtual reality: an overview
Author
Pausch, Richard
Author_Institution
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Virginia Univ., Charlottesville, VA, USA
Volume
26
Issue
2
fYear
1993
Firstpage
79
Lastpage
80
Abstract
Virtual reality (VR) presents a synthetically generated environment to the user through visual, auditory, and other stimuli. A VR systems´s head-mounted display, stereo graphics, and direct manipulation in three dimensions are outlined. Early work in VR and major technological hurdles in the areas of tracking, display, image generation, and software support are reviewed. Research directions and potential applications of VR are discussed.<>
Keywords
digital simulation; interactive devices; stereo image processing; user interfaces; virtual reality; VR; direct manipulation; display; head-mounted display; image generation; major technological hurdles; potential applications; software support; stereo graphics; synthetically generated environment; three dimensions; tracking; virtual reality; Computer displays; Graphics; Head; Internet; Layout; Motion pictures; NASA; Three dimensional displays; Turning; Virtual reality;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Computer
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9162
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/2.192000
Filename
192000
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