• Title: Virtual Reality
• Author(s) Steven M. LaValle
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1st edition (January 4, 2024); eBook (Online Edition, 2023)
• Hardcover: 392 pages
• eBook: PDF and PDF Files
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1107198933
• ISBN-13: 978-1107198937
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Book Description

This free VR book covers the fundamentals of Virtual Reality systems, including geometric modeling, transformations, graphical rendering, optics, the human vision, auditory, and vestibular systems, tracking systems, interface design, human factors, developer recommendations, and technological issues.

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