Designing Virtual Reality Systems

The Structured Approach

By: Gerard Kim

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Paperback | 8 September 2005

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Developing and maintaining a VR system is a very difficult task, requiring in-depth knowledge in many disciplines. The difficulty lies in the complexity of having to simultaneously consider many system goals, some of which are conflicting.

This book is organized so that it follows a spiral development process for each stage, describing the problem and possible solutions for each stage. Much more hands-on than other introductory books, concrete examples and practical solutions to the technical challenges in building a VR system are provided.

Part 1 covers the very basics in building a VR system and explains various technical issues in object modeling and scene organization. Part 2 deals with 3D multimodal interaction, designing for usable and natural interaction and creating realistic object simulation. Primarily written for first level graduates, advanced undergraduates and IT professionals will also find this a valuable guide.

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Basics of Designing Virtual Reality Systems	p. 1
Introduction: Virtual Reality in a Nutshell	p. 3
What Is Virtual Reality?	p. 3
Goals and Applications of Virtual Reality	p. 3
Two Pillars of VR: Presence and 3D Multimodal Interaction	p. 5
Building a Virtual Reality System	p. 8
About This Book	p. 10
Final Notes	p. 11
Acknowledgments	p. 12
Summary and Pondering Points	p. 12
Requirements Engineering and Storyboarding	p. 14
Example: Ship Simulator Design	p. 19
Summary and Pondering Points	p. 26
Object and Scene Modeling	p. 27
Object Modeling	p. 27
Scene Construction	p. 36
Object Placement	p. 36
Multiple Frames of Reference	p. 42
Re-Expressing Coordinates	p. 43
Function and Behavior Modeling	p. 47
Ship Simulator Example Revisited	p. 49
Summary and Pondering Points	p. 50
Putting It All Together	p. 53
Example Continued: Ship Simulator, Level 2 Design	p. 56
Summarry and Pondering Points	p. 65
Performance Estimation and System Tuning	p. 66
Tuning with LOD Models	p. 66
Presence/Special Effects	p. 67
Using Images and Textures	p. 68
Summary and Pondering Points	p. 73
Creating the Virtual Reality	p. 75
Output Display	p. 77
The Human Visual System	p. 77
Human Depth Perception and Stereoscopy	p. 81
Visual Display Systems	p. 88
Human Aural System	p. 98
Aural Display Systems	p. 103
Haptics	p. 105
Stimulation of Other Modalities I	p. 108
Summary and Pondering Points	p. 113
Sensors and Input Processing	p. 115
Trackers	p. 116
Event Generators	p. 118
Sensor Errors and Calibration	p. 120
Summary and Pondering Points	p. 121
3D Multimodal Interaction Design	p. 122
Why Go 3D Multimodal?	p. 122
Structured Approach to Interaction/Interface Design	p. 123
Metaphors	p. 125
Interface Design	p. 126
Multimodality	p. 128
Case Studies	p. 130
Ship Simulator	p. 130
Immersive Authoring	p. 131
Tabletop Computing	p. 134
Selection and Manipulation	p. 137
Navigation	p. 142
Menu Selection and Invocation	p. 143
Whole Body Interaction	p. 147
Tangible Interface	p. 148
Alphanumeric Input	p. 150
Summary and Pondering Points	p. 152
Simulation I: Collision Detection	p. 153
Handling Collision	p. 153
Collision Detection with Line Segment(s)	p. 155
Collision Among Polygonal Models	p. 160
Bounding Volumes	p. 166
Building a Bounding Volume	p. 169
Bounding a Volume Hierarchy	p. 172
Collision Among Bounding Volumes	p. 173
Summary and Pondering Points	p. 178
Simulation II: Physics-Based Motion and Collision Response	p. 179
Center of Gravity and Moment of Inertia	p. 179
Linear and Rotational Kinematics	p. 185
Laws of Motion	p. 187
Dynamics	p. 191
Ad Hoc Collision Response	p. 192
Physics-Based Collision Response	p. 192
Real-Time Simulation Renisited	p. 195
Deformation	p. 196
Summary and Pondering Points	p. 197
Virtual Characters	p. 199
Form of a Character	p. 199
Motion Control	p. 200
Forward Kinematics	p. 206
Inverse Kinematics	p. 210
Summary and Pondering Points	p. 213
Epilogue	p. 215
Other Areas of Virtual Reality	p. 215
Is Virtual Reality Really Any Good?	p. 216
Virtual Reality for Spatial Presence	p. 216
References	p. 219
Index	p. 227
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