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Main Author: Nugent, William R.
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1991
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ433332
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  • Virtual Reality: Advanced Imaging Special Effects Let You Roam in Cyberspace. Nugent, William R. Aerospace Technology Computer Simulation Cybernetics Films Futures (of Society) Library Automation Library Collections Man Machine Systems Military Training Science Fiction Special Effects Explains virtual reality as a computer-synthesized three-dimensional environment (cyberspace) in which human participants, appropriately interfaced, appear to be enveloped. Cyberspace in science fiction is discussed; contributions of aerospace and military simulation trainers, digital imaging, and motion picture special effects are described; and future possibilities in libraries are suggested. (55 references) (LRW)