Virtual Reality: The Revolutionary Technology of Computer-Generated Artificial Worlds-And How It Promises to Transform Society

Imagine being able to walk into your computer and interact with any program you create. It sounds like science fiction, but it's science fact. Surgeons now rehearse operations on computer-generated virtual patients, and architects walk through virtual buildings while the actual structures are still in blueprints. In Virtual Reality, Howard Rheingold takes us to the front lines of this revolutionary new technology that creates computer-generated worlds complete with the sensations of touch and motion, and explores its impact on everything from entertainment to particle physics.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 08/15/1992
ISBN: 9780671778972
Pages: 416
Weight: 1.22lbs
Size: 8.00h x 6.32w x 1.05d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 06/15/1992