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All information current as of 14:19:56 Pacific Time, Monday, 21 February 2005. Virtual Worlds on the Internet    by John Vince / Rae Earnshaw   Paperback:     Wiley-IEEE Computer Society Pr     27 December, 1998    US$65.00     Usually ships in 24 hours Click the button below to . . .      (which will add the book to your Amazon U.S.A. "Shopping Cart") . . . or use your browser's Back button to return to the search-list page.

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Editorial description(s):

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Twenty contributions examine how the latest developments in virtual environments, computer animation, communication networks, and the Internet are being configured to create revolutionary tools and systems for the next century. Topics include different uses of VRML in information system interfaces, approaches to supporting changes in virtual environments, how ATM networks can support multi-user 3D virtual environments, an exploration of an implicit modeling system, and an overview of a virtual reality display system. Book News, Inc.®, Portland, OR


Book Info
Examines how the latest developments in virtual environments, computer animation, communication networks, & the Internet are being configured to create revolutionary tools & systems. Paper. DLC: Internet programming.


Card catalog description
Virtual Worlds on the Internet examines how the latest developments in virtual environments, computer animation, communication networks, and the Internet are being configured to create revolutionary tools and systems.


From the Back Cover
In recent years, computer graphics has evolved into the major disciplines of computer animation, image processing, visualization, and virtual reality. Today these technologies are converging into one seamless digital medium resulting in various tools that will transform the way we will work in the next century.

Virtual Worlds on the Internet examines how the latest developments in virtual environments, computer animation, communication networks, and the Internet are being configured to create revolutionary tools and systems.

Vince and Earnshaw include twenty papers that will influence computer systems of the twenty-first century. Topics include:

• a toolkit for the development of virtual environment applications fort education and research
• behavior descriptions used in expansive virtual environments
• different uses of VRML in information system interfaces
• an examination of research in virtual reality environment interfaces
• five approaches to supporting changes in virtual environments
• the transmission of vector graphics and animations over narrow-band transmission channels
• an exploration of an implicit modeling system including an interactive editor for building models
• a description of the advantages of 3D environments for shopping applications on the Internet
• the prototype of a software tool that automatically generates 3D models of virtual supermarkets
• a "VR workbench" that displays strategic information viewable by a user group
• an overview of a VR display system describing its workbench technology and its applications
• how to separate the functionality of a multi-user 3D modeling system into functional tools with interface specifications

Book Description
In recent years, computer graphics has evolved into four major disciplines: computer animation, image processing, visualization, and virtual reality. Now these technologies are converging into one seamless digital medium resulting in various tools that will transform the way we work in the next century.

Virtual Worlds on the Internet examines how the latest developments in virtual environments, computer animation, communication networks, and the Internet are being configured to create revolutionary tools and systems. Vince and Earnshaw have selected twenty papers they believe will influence computer systems of the twenty-first century.

The topics discussed in this book include:

• A toolkit for the development of virtual environment applications for education and research
• Behavior descriptions used in expansive virtual environments.
• Different uses of VRML in information system interfaces.
• An examination of research in virtual reality environment interfaces.
• Five approaches to supporting changes in virtual environments.
• How ATM networks can support multi-user 3D virtual environments.
• The transmission of vector graphics and animations over narrow-band transmission channels.
• An exploration of an implicit modeling system including an interactive editor for building models.
• A description of the advantages of 3D environments for shopping applications on the Internet.
• The prototype of a software tool that automatically generates 3D models of virtual supermarkets.
• A "VR Workbench" that displays strategic information viewable by a user groups.
• An overview of a VR display system describing its workbench technology and its applications.
• How to separate the functionality of a multi-user 3D modeling system into functional tools with interface specifications.

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