Overview
- Takes a human centric approach, putting the potential user of the technology in the center of the discussion
- Focuses not on the ephemeral, but on the general, core ideas of Virtual Reality as a concept
- Uses easily-understood language, devoid as much as possible of technical jargon
Part of the book series: Synthesis Lectures on Image, Video, and Multimedia Processing (SLIVMP)
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This book offers an easily understood introduction to the core concepts of Virtual Reality, Virtual Environments and related topics of Augmented Reality and Extended Reality. These complex technological concepts are demystified and broken down in 10 lectures, written in an approachable and easy to understand way. If you find yourself enticed and mystified by this new technology, this book can help you make sense of its core concepts and internal workings.
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Front Matter
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Stanislav Stanković is originally from Niš, Serbia, where he completed his studies in Computer Science and Engineering at the Faculty of Electronic Engineering, Univeristy of Niš. He obtained his PhD from Tampere University of Technology, TUT (now Tampere University) in Digital Signal Processing. Virtual Reality and Virtual Environments were one of his main research interests during his time in academia. He has been lecturing courses on Virtual Reality and human Computer Interaction for several years at this institution. After leaving academia, he has been working for over a decade in the video games industry, as a game designer and a creative director in several renowned companies including Rovio, Electronic Arts and Supercell.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Virtual Reality and Virtual Environments in 10 Lectures
Authors: Stanislav Stanković
Series Title: Synthesis Lectures on Image, Video, and Multimedia Processing
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-49468-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Synthesis Collection of Technology (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-49467-3Published: 03 January 2024
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-49470-3Due: 26 January 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-49468-0Published: 25 December 2023
Series ISSN: 1559-8136
Series E-ISSN: 1559-8144
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XV, 185
Number of Illustrations: 22 b/w illustrations, 123 illustrations in colour
Topics: Engineering, general, Signal, Image and Speech Processing, Electrical Engineering