Virtual Reality in Geography

Peter Fisher · David Unwin

11/2001 · CRC Press

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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.

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Peter Fisher is a Professor of Geography at the University of Leicester and David Unwin is a Professor of Geography at Birkbeck College, University of London.