Learning Virtual Reality: Developing Immersive Experiences and Applications for Desktop, Web, and Mobile

by Tony Parisi

Virtual Reality is a medium with tremendous potential. The ability to be transported to other places, to be fully immersed in experiences, and to feel like you’re really there-- present-- opens up unimagined ways to interact and communicate. Until recently, virtual reality was out of reach for the average consumer due to cost and other factors. However, advances in the technology over the last few years have set the stage for a mass market revolution that could be as influential as the introduction of television, the Internet, or the smartphone. It’s an exciting time! With so much energy going into development, and so much consumer interest, Virtual Reality just might be the next big wave of computer technology. In this book, we explore the hardware, software, application techniques and interface design challenges encountered by today’s virtual reality creator. Virtual reality is still early. It’s a lot like the wild west, and you are a pioneer. The landscape may be fraught with unknowns, even dangers-- but we push on, driven by the promise of a better life. Let’s take a peek at this new frontier. This feeling of total immersion, of being somewhere else, experiencing something else entirely, is what we are striving for with virtual reality. And this is where our journey begins

Genres: Technology, Software, Virtual Reality, Education, Programming, Computer Science

172 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 25, 2015

Reviews

[Mehmet · Rating 3 out of 5]

biraz daha teorik VR beklerken diğer okuyucuların da belirttiği gibi kitaptan ziyade sanki oculus ile nasıl uygulama geliştirilir konulu bir tutorial gibi olmuş. Tutorial anlamında ama açıklamalar yeterli görünüyor ve oculus kullanmayı planlayanlar için faydalı olabilir. Ama biraz daha derin veya teorik bilgi arayanlara çok yardımcı olmayacaktır.

[Fernando Paladini · Rating 3 out of 5]

O livro dá algumas informações bem interessantes e claras para quem é iniciante no mundo de realidade virtual. O livro tem um foco especial em desenvolvedores que já possuam alguma experiência, mas ainda assim iniciantes podem obter informações relevantes sobre realidade virtual.

Embora seja uma boa introdução para a área, o livro peca em alguns aspectos, como por exemplo ao tentar ensinar como preparar um ambiente de desenvolvimento usando o Oculus Rift e tecnologias como Unity 3D, WebGL e WebVR. Essas informações de como desenvolver e preparar ambientes se tornam obsoletas rapidamente, tomando espaço do livro e não acrescentando praticamente nada ao leitor. Cerca de 3 capítulos são quase inteiramente dedicados a isso, o que é uma grande pena.

[Pranay Kothapalli · Rating 3 out of 5]

A book that serves as a brief entry point into the VR world, especially to get a good idea about what kind of VR hardware is available in the market(as of 2016, Oct). Heavily talks about Oculus technologies and literally zero emphasis on other better technologies like HTC Vive etc.

[Gaby Acena]

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