The Reality of the Virtual



Review
an alarming frenzy of exuberance –New York Times

Slavoj Zizek is a realist thinker. Zizek is always trying to think from the standpoint of the real and, at the same time, to think through the standpoint of the real. Going beyond the Lacanian Real what resists symbolization or marks the limit that is both obstacle and access to the real this is an examination of those real elements (which may or may not resist symbolization) that constitute the nodal points of ou (more…)

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DK Eyewitness Virtual Reality: Cats



From the moment you enter this spectacular virtual museum, you¿ll be awe-struck by the vast amount of fascinating information and creative exhibits dedicated exclusively to the world of cats! This program is a fun interactive journey, meticulously researched and compiled by experts and animal lovers to explain the mysterious ways of felines around the globe and throughout time.

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The Sense of Touch and Its Rendering: Progress in Haptics Research (Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics) (Hardcover)



“Sense of Touch and its Rendering” presents a unique and interdisciplinary approach highlighting the field of haptic research from a neuropsychological as well as a technological point of view. This edited book is the outcome of the TOUCH-HapSys European research project and provides an important contribution towards a new generation of high-fidelity haptic display technologies. The book is structured in two parts: A. Fundamental Psychophysical and Neuropsychological Research and B. T (more…)

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Haptic Human-Computer Interaction: First International Workshop, Glasgow, UK, August 31 – September 1, 2000, Proceedings (Kindle Edition)



Proceedings of the First Intl Workshop held August 31 – September 1, 2000, in Glasgow, UK. Focuses on haptic human-computer interaction and offers topical sections on haptic interfaces for blind people, collaborative haptics, and applications of haptics. Softcover.

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Virtual Reality Technology (Kindle Edition)



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“…excellent….a fine addition to the bookshelves of readers…” — CyberPsychology and Behavior, Vol. 6, No. 6″…provides an excellent overview of the field…a fine textbook…. I would recommend highly.” — Real Time Graphics, August 2003“…one of the best books available on the subject…I would recommend this as a great reference book. The authors have done an excellent and remarkable revision and update…” (Computer Animations and Virtual Worlds, December 2005) (more…)

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Haptic Human-Computer Interaction (Paperback)



Proceedings of the First Intl Workshop held August 31 – September 1, 2000, in Glasgow, UK. Focuses on haptic human-computer interaction and offers topical sections on haptic interfaces for blind people, collaborative haptics, and applications of haptics. Softcover.

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Virtual Reality: The Revolutionary Technology of Computer-Generated Artificial Worlds – and How It Promises to Transform Society (Paperback)



From Publishers Weekly
Reingold, coauthor of Cognitive Connection , contends that VR technology will replace artificial intelligence as computing’s cybernetic frontier. Current reports from Japanese and French VR labs call up ghosts of the development of the VCR and PC: technologies blazed by American inventiveness but paved to commercial success by countries with coherent industrial policies. Reingold’s attempt to impart, in sentences of almost 100 words, a VR vision of his experie (more…)

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The Senses of Touch: Haptics, Affects and Technologies (Senses and Sensibilities) (Paperback)



Problems of touch and tactility run as a continuous thread in philosophy, psychology, medical writing and representations in art, from Ancient Greece to the present day. Not merely immediate skin sensation, touching and feeling are inextricably woven into embodied experiences that are emotional and expressive, personal and interpersonal, and mediated through technologies. Examining the role of touch in art, memory, digital design, developmental psychology, experiences of visual impair (more…)

Popularity: 9% [?]

Narrative as Virtual Reality: Immersion and Interactivity in Literature and Electronic Media (Parallax: Re-visions of Culture and Society) (Paperback)



Review”A study of breathtaking depth and scope and, like all the very best academic books, it has some of the attributes of a good novel: it is elegantly written; it is enthralling; and it leaves the reader buzzing with new and exciting ideas. It is essential reading for anyone with an interest in virtual reality, and a rich source of information, inspiration, and insight for a wider readership concerned with the relations between fictions, technologies, and their users.” — Sara Gwen (more…)

Popularity: 9% [?]

Haptic Rendering: Foundations, Algorithms and Applications [ILLUSTRATED] (Hardcover)



For a long time, human beings have dreamed of a virtual world where it is possible to interact with synthetic entities as if they were real. It has been shown that the ability to touch virtual objects increases the sense of presence in virtual environments. This book provides an authoritative overview of state-of-theart haptic rendering algorithms and their applications. The authors examine various approaches and techniques for designing touch-enabled interfaces for a number of app (more…)

Popularity: 8% [?]

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