Virtual Reality in Geography

ISBN-13: 9780748409051 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 416 str.

Peter Fisher;David Unwin;Peter Fisher

Opis

The ideas and techniques of virtual reality are now being made available for the creation of artificial or virtual geographies (a virtual geography refers to the creation of artificial geographies for use in research and teaching, using ideas and techniques from the field of virtual reality - VR). Such virtual geographies are currently being constructed and used at a number of sites and include virtual cities, landscape visualization, visualising past and future geographies, visualising abstract concepts and taking people on virtual field courses. This text covers through the window VR systems, fully immersive VR systems and hybrids of the two types. The authors examine the Virtual Reality Modeling Language approach, and explore its deficiencies when applied to real geographic environments. This book should prove of value to both geographers, computer scientists and those interested in multimedia and computer graphics. There is an accompanying CDROM containing a rich selection of images and pieces of virtual reality software.

Virtual Reality in Geography covers ...through the window... VR systems, ...fully immersive... VR systems and hybrids of the two types. The authors examine the Virtual Reality Modeling Language approach, and explore its deficiencies when applied to real geographic environments. This is a totally unique book covers all the major uses and methods of virtual reality used by geographers. The authors have produced a CDROM that comes with the book of virtual reality images that will be a fascinating companion to the text. This book will be of great interest to geographers, computer scientists and all those interested in multimedia and computer graphics.

Spis treści

Virtual Reality in Geography. Virtual Archaeologies and the Hyperreal. Web Based Virtual Environments. Virtual Reality and GIS: Applications Trends and Directions. Visual Exploration of Virtual Environment. Building Information Rich Environments Using Geo-Referenced Digital Panoramic Imagery: Some Thoughts, Examples & Experiences. Visualizing Sustainable Agricultural Landscapes. The Application of VR Modeling in Assessing Potential Visual Impacts of Rural Development. Multi-Resolution Virtual Environments for GIS. Visualizing the Structure and Scale Dependency of Landscapes. Providing Context in Virtual Reality. A Tour of Tors. Virtual Cities. Data Collection Issues in Virtual Reality for Geographical Representation. Verisimilitude of Representations in Cultural Heritage. Urban Modeler. Virtuality and Cities: Definitions, Geographies, Designs. "Other" Worlds, Augmented, Comprehensible, Non Material Spaces. Explorations in Alpha World: The Geography of 3D Virtual Worlds on the Internet. Visualizing Data Quality Through Interactive Metadata Browsing. There's no There There': Virtual Reality, Space and Cartography. Virtual Reality: an Exploration Tool for Investigating the Cognitive Mapping and Navigation Skills of Visually Impaired People. Multimodal Virtual Reality for Presenting Geographic Information Virtual Cities and Built Environments.

O autorze

Fisher, Peter; Unwin, David