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Books > Computing & IT > Applications of computing > Virtual reality

Virtual Mentoring for Teachers - Online Professional Development Practices (Hardcover, New): Jared Keengwe, Lydia Kyei-Blankson Virtual Mentoring for Teachers - Online Professional Development Practices (Hardcover, New)
Jared Keengwe, Lydia Kyei-Blankson
R4,852 Discovery Miles 48 520 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A major investment in professional development is necessary to ensure the fundamental success of instructors in technology-integrated classrooms and in online courses. However, while traditional models of professional development rely on face-to-face instruction, online methods are also gaining traction-viable means for faculty development.Virtual Mentoring for Teachers: Online Professional Development Practices offers peer-reviewed essays and research reports contributed by an array of scholars and practitioners in the field of instructional technology and online education. It is organized around two primary themes: professional development models for faculty in online environments and understanding e-Learning and best practices in teaching and learning in online environments. The objective of this scholarship is to highlight research-based online professional development programs and best practices models that have been shown to enhance effective teaching and learning in a variety of environments.

Innovations in Digital Instruction Through Virtual Environments (Hardcover): Jason D. Dehart Innovations in Digital Instruction Through Virtual Environments (Hardcover)
Jason D. Dehart
R6,091 Discovery Miles 60 910 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The implementation of virtual environments in education has been rapidly increasing in frequency after the COVID-19 pandemic. As these technologies rise in popularity, it is essential to understand the roles digital technologies play in fostering connections and learning, the affordances of digital texts and spaces for virtual classroom experiences, the difficulties educators have faced and how these practices have been crafted to meet these challenges, and more. Innovations in Digital Instruction Through Virtual Environments advances knowledge about the pedagogical decisions and lived experiences of researchers and educators both before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. It features research from those who have worked to sustain and develop digital/media pedagogical practices. Covering topics such as active learning environments, emotional labor, and textual engagements, this premier reference source is an excellent resource for educators and administrators of both K-12 and higher education, pre-service teachers, teacher educators, librarians, researchers, and academicians.

Emerging Technologies of Augmented Reality - Interfaces and Design (Hardcover): Michael Haller, Mark Billinghurst, Bruce Thomas Emerging Technologies of Augmented Reality - Interfaces and Design (Hardcover)
Michael Haller, Mark Billinghurst, Bruce Thomas
R2,868 Discovery Miles 28 680 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Although the field of mixed reality has grown significantly over the last decade, there have been few published books about augmented reality, particularly the interface design aspects. ""Emerging Technologies of Augmented Reality: Interfaces and Design"" provides a foundation of the main concepts of augmented reality (AR), with a particular emphasis on user interfaces, design, and practical AR techniques, from tracking algorithms to design principles for AR interfaces. ""Emerging Technologies of Augmented Reality: Interfaces and Design"" contains comprehensive information focusing on the following topics: technologies that support AR, development environments, interface design and evaluation of applications, and case studies of AR applications.

Virtual Reality Technologies for Future Telecommunications Systems +CD (Hardcover): A. Pakstas Virtual Reality Technologies for Future Telecommunications Systems +CD (Hardcover)
A. Pakstas
R3,471 Discovery Miles 34 710 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In a face-to-face conversation, only 10 % of the message is conveyed by words, the remaining 90 % is carried via vocal pitch, emphasis, facial expressions, body language, and other related factors.

The challenge for future telecommunication systems will be to bridge the shortcomings of our current voice-orientated systems. Video conferencing and live chats are replacing our traditional forms of communication. Worldwide telecommunications networks are being redesigned to provide new multimedia services.

The goal of this book is to bring together end users, service providers and researchers from academia as well as the communications industry to share state-of-the-art information on projects, products, services, and processes for future virtual reality (VR) telecommunications systems.

Virtual Reality Technologies for Future Telecommunications Systems features:

  • today' s telecommunications systems and services - problems and limitations

  • a guide to employing VR in telecommunications networks

  • cutting edge research & rare insights into experimental VR telecommunications systems and services

  • aspects and challenges of the emerging technologies (user interface design, user behaviour, computational complexity, high-speed Internet)

  • accompanying CD with software demos and video footage
Researchers, network planners or engineers and visualisation engineers will find this edited volume useful and inspiring. The goal of the future is nothing less than electronic communication involving all five human senses!
Handbook of Augmented Reality (Hardcover, 2011): Borko Furht Handbook of Augmented Reality (Hardcover, 2011)
Borko Furht
R5,747 Discovery Miles 57 470 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Augmented Reality (AR) refers to the merging of a live view of the physical, real world with context-sensitive, computer-generated images to create a mixed reality. Through this augmented vision, a user can digitally interact with and adjust information about their surrounding environment on-the-fly. "Handbook of Augmented Reality" provides an extensive overview of the current and future trends in Augmented Reality, and chronicles the dramatic growth in this field. The book includes contributions from world expert s in the field of AR from academia, research laboratories and private industry. Case studies and examples throughout the handbook help introduce the basic concepts of AR, as well as outline the Computer Vision and Multimedia techniques most commonly used today. The book is intended for a wide variety of readers including academicians, designers, developers, educators, engineers, practitioners, researchers, and graduate students. This book can also be beneficial for business managers, entrepreneurs, and investors.

Connectivity and Knowledge Management in Virtual Organizations - Networking and Developing Interactive Communications... Connectivity and Knowledge Management in Virtual Organizations - Networking and Developing Interactive Communications (Hardcover)
Cesar Camison, Daniel Palacios, Fernando Garrigos, Carlos Devece
R5,400 Discovery Miles 54 000 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Advances in computing technology and internet-worked environments have driven profound realignments not only in the dynamics of technologically mediated interpersonal interactions but also in the way organizations engage with consumers, producers, and other businesses. Connectivity and Knowledge Management in Virtual Organizations: Networking and Developing Interactive Communications provides managers and academicians with a comprehensive review of innovations and trends in virtual organizations. Covering topics such as knowledge creation and management, virtual customer networks, e-commerce, and virtual communities this reference book offers incisive analysis of the full spectrum of technologies, applications, practices, and outcomes within this growing field.

Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Realities in Education (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017): Dejian Liu, Chris Dede, Ronghuai Huang, John... Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Realities in Education (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Dejian Liu, Chris Dede, Ronghuai Huang, John Richards
R5,279 Discovery Miles 52 790 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book describes the current state of the art of various types of immersive learning: in research, in practice, and in the marketplace. It discusses advanced approaches in the design and development for various forms of immersive learning environments, and also the emerging innovations in assessment and research in the field. In addition, it demonstrates the opportunities and challenges in implementing advances in VR and immersion at scale in formal and informal learning. We are living in a time of rapid advances in terms of both the capabilities and the cost of virtual reality, multi-user virtual environments, and various forms of mixed reality. These new media potentially offer extraordinary opportunities for enhancing both motivation and learning across a range of subject areas, student developmental levels, and educational settings. With the development of practical and affordable virtual reality and mixed reality, people now have the chance to experience immersive learning both in classrooms and informally in homes, libraries, and community centers. The book appeals to a broad readership including teachers, administrators, scholars, policy makers, instructional designers, evaluators and industry leaders.

Internet of Things - What You Need to Know About IoT, Big Data, Predictive Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Machine... Internet of Things - What You Need to Know About IoT, Big Data, Predictive Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Business Intelligence, Augmented Reality and Our Future (Hardcover)
Neil Wilkins
R722 R638 Discovery Miles 6 380 Save R84 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Handbook of Research on the Global Impacts and Roles of Immersive Media (Hardcover): Jacquelyn Ford Morie, Kate McCallum Handbook of Research on the Global Impacts and Roles of Immersive Media (Hardcover)
Jacquelyn Ford Morie, Kate McCallum
R8,058 Discovery Miles 80 580 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The world is witnessing a media revolution similar to the birth of the film industry from the early 20th Century. New forms of media are expanding the human experience from passive viewership to active participants, surrounding and enveloping us in ways film or television never could. New immersive media forms include virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), mixed reality (XR), fulldome, CAVEs, holographic characters, projection mapping, and mixed experimental combinations of old and new, live, and generated media. With the continued expansion beyond the traditional frame, practitioners are crafting these new media to see how they can influence and shape the world. The Handbook of Research on the Global Impacts and Roles of Immersive Media is a collection of innovative research that provides insights on the latest in existing and emerging immersive technologies through descriptions of case studies, new business models, philosophical viewpoints, and scientific findings. While highlighting topics including augmented reality, interactive media, and spatial computing, this book is ideally designed for media technologists, storytellers, artists, journalists, designers, programmers, developers, manufacturers, entertainment executives, content creators, industry professionals, academicians, researchers, and media students.

When VR Serious Games Meet Special Needs Education - Research, Development and Their Applications (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021):... When VR Serious Games Meet Special Needs Education - Research, Development and Their Applications (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Yiyu Cai, Qi Cao
R4,114 Discovery Miles 41 140 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book presents selected research and development on virtual reality (VR) and serious games (SG) applications to assist children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in their learning of different skills. Children with ASD have challenges to learn skills of learning, living, and working, due to their cognitive and behavioral limitations. The authors and their research teams of this book have many years' research experience developing innovative and interactive VR and SG technology for the special needs education. More specifically, several VR serious games are designed to train children with ASD on learning skill, life skill, and job skill. Such games are often developed based on the needs of special education and used by special needs schools in Singapore. This book is a useful resource for students, scholars, and designers of learning material who want to embrace VR and SG for children with ASD.

Virtual Worlds and Metaverse Platforms - New Communication and Identity Paradigms (Hardcover, New): Nelson Zagalo, Leonel... Virtual Worlds and Metaverse Platforms - New Communication and Identity Paradigms (Hardcover, New)
Nelson Zagalo, Leonel Morgado, Ana Boa-Ventura
R5,398 Discovery Miles 53 980 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

While metaverse platforms are no longer a novel topic, they still pose challenges for the adaption of conventional research methodologies and communication practices. Virtual Worlds and Metaverse Platforms: New Communication and Identity Paradigms presents foundational research, models, case studies and research results that researchers and scholars can port to their own environments to evolve their own research processes and studies. The chapters cover scenarios of intellectual disciplines and technological endeavors in which metaverse platforms are currently being used and will be used, including: computation, human-computer interaction, design, media and communication, anthropology, sociology, psychology, education, philosophy, theology, arts, and aesthetics.

Augmented Reality Law, Privacy, and Ethics - Law, Society, and Emerging AR Technologies (Paperback): Brian Wassom Augmented Reality Law, Privacy, and Ethics - Law, Society, and Emerging AR Technologies (Paperback)
Brian Wassom
R1,105 Discovery Miles 11 050 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Augmented Reality (AR) is the blending of digital information in a real-world environment. A common example can be seen during any televised football game, in which information about the game is digitally overlaid on the field as the players move and position themselves. Another application is Google Glass, which enables users to see AR graphics and information about their location and surroundings on the lenses of their "digital eyewear", changing in real-time as they move about. Augmented Reality Law, Privacy, and Ethics is the first book to examine the social, legal, and ethical issues surrounding AR technology. Digital eyewear products have very recently thrust this rapidly-expanding field into the mainstream, but the technology is so much more than those devices. Industry analysts have dubbed AR the "eighth mass medium" of communications. Science fiction movies have shown us the promise of this technology for decades, and now our capabilities are finally catching up to that vision. Augmented Reality will influence society as fundamentally as the Internet itself has done, and such a powerful medium cannot help but radically affect the laws and norms that govern society. No author is as uniquely qualified to provide a big-picture forecast and guidebook for these developments as Brian Wassom. A practicing attorney, he has been writing on AR law since 2007 and has established himself as the world's foremost thought leader on the intersection of law, ethics, privacy, and AR. Augmented Reality professionals around the world follow his Augmented Legality (R) blog. This book collects and expands upon the best ideas expressed in that blog, and sets them in the context of a big-picture forecast of how AR is shaping all aspects of society.

The Encyclopedia of Virtual Communities and Technologies (Hardcover, New): The Encyclopedia of Virtual Communities and Technologies (Hardcover, New)
R7,035 Discovery Miles 70 350 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Encyclopedia of Virtual Communities and Technologies has a number of articles that describe some of the latest advances in the field. Papers in this encyclopedia are of three types: papers that explore conceptual issues of virtual communities, articles that examine technical issues and others that study the impact of virtual environments. Conceptual articles include those that explore different types of virtual communities, their social status and impact, individual and group behavior in these communities. Technical articles report on the advances in the technology for virtual communities including the design of human-computer interfaces, new networking technologies, mobile computing and web services. Impact papers examine ways in which success and effectiveness can measured in virtual environments. Case studies and reports on best practices support findings in these three areas. Articles written in these three areas by experts in virtual communities provide a comprehensive coverage of this area.

Virtual Worlds as Philosophical Tools - How to Philosophize with a Digital Hammer (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2015): Stefano Gualeni Virtual Worlds as Philosophical Tools - How to Philosophize with a Digital Hammer (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2015)
Stefano Gualeni
R3,116 Discovery Miles 31 160 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Who are we in simulated worlds? Will experiencing worlds that are not 'actual' change our ways of structuring thought? Can virtual worlds open up new possibilities to philosophize? Virtual Worlds as Philosophical Tools tries to answer these questions from a perspective that combines philosophy of technology with videogame design.

Multi-User Virtual Environments for the Classroom - Practical Approaches to Teaching in Virtual Worlds (Hardcover, New):... Multi-User Virtual Environments for the Classroom - Practical Approaches to Teaching in Virtual Worlds (Hardcover, New)
Giovanni Vincenti, James Braman
R5,047 Discovery Miles 50 470 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The future success of education depends on technological and pedagogical innovation. Unbridled by the physical constraints of both time and space, virtual spaces transcend many limitations of the typical classroom, where learning depends on presence and physicality. Multi-User Virtual Environments for the Classroom: Practical Approaches to Teaching in Virtual Worlds highlights the work of educators daring enough to teach in these digital frontiers. Instructors will find cutting-edge teaching ideas in the theoretical discussions, case studies, and experiments presented in this book. These insights are applied to variety of subject areas and pedagogical contexts, including learning foreign languages in virtual environments, examples which encourage educators to design and develop new worlds of learning inside the university and beyond.

Augmented Reality: Contemporary Applications (Hardcover): Josh Creel Augmented Reality: Contemporary Applications (Hardcover)
Josh Creel
R2,254 Discovery Miles 22 540 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Communications Through Virtual Technologies - Identity, Community and Technology in the Communication Age (Hardcover): E.... Communications Through Virtual Technologies - Identity, Community and Technology in the Communication Age (Hardcover)
E. Ronken, L. Turski, G.van Scharrenburg
R2,665 Discovery Miles 26 650 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

For many researchers virtual reality (VR) is first of all a technology. This vision is also well reflected in the growing research work concerned with virtual environments: most of it has addressed more the development of new rendering technologies rather than the highly interactive and dynamic nature of user-system interaction that VR supports. However, this focus on technology is disappointing for developers and researchers. To overcome this limitation, the book describes VR as an advanced communication tool: a communication interface in single-user VR, and a communication medium in the case of multi-user VR. This book is part of a general inquiry into the implications of new technologies like VR. The shifting structures of communication systems present historic opportunities and challenges for communication researchers and that these require multidisciplinary approaches to communication research. Virtual reality may become the ship that helps us sail the vast oceans of cyberspace. This book is our attempt to construct a paper telescope to scan the horizon for signs of communication (and life) in the age of virtual reality.

Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality - The Power of AR and VR for Business (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019): M. Claudia Tom Dieck,... Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality - The Power of AR and VR for Business (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)
M. Claudia Tom Dieck, Timothy Jung
R4,937 Discovery Miles 49 370 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book presents a collection of the latest research in the area of immersive technologies, presented at the International Augmented and Virtual Reality Conference 2018 in Manchester, UK, and showcases how augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) are transforming the business landscape. Innovations in this field are seen as providing opportunities for businesses to offer their customers unique services and experiences. The papers gathered here advance the state of the art in AR/VR technologies and their applications in various industries such as healthcare, tourism, hospitality, events, fashion, entertainment, retail, education and gaming. The volume collects contributions by prominent computer and social sciences experts from around the globe. Addressing the most significant topics in the field of augmented and virtual reality and sharing the latest findings, it will be of interest to academics and practitioners alike.

Virtual Reality in Neuro-Psycho-Physiology - Cognitive, Clinical and Methodological Issues in Assesment and Treatment... Virtual Reality in Neuro-Psycho-Physiology - Cognitive, Clinical and Methodological Issues in Assesment and Treatment (Hardcover)
G. Riva
R2,201 Discovery Miles 22 010 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

To create successful health care applications with today's virtual environments, we must begin by asking: what are they good at? This book offers an answer to its potential readers - physicians, psychologists and health care provider - by presenting an overview of the current research in this field. In fact, the book, whose idea comes from the work made within the EC funded Virtual Reality Environments for Psycho-neuro-physiological assessment and Rehabilitation VREPAR - project, (HC 1053 - www.etho.be/ht_projects/vrepar), is a collection of chapters from researchers who have pioneered the ideas and the technology associated with virtual reality. More in particular, the book discusses the clinical principles, human factors, and technology issues associated with the use of virtual reality for assessment and treatment. It should be noted that technical characteristics of virtual worlds change very rapidly, but what will not change is the user of the virtual environment. Thus, to ensure that the contents of this book are not quickly updated, all the contributors have made a great effort to identify possible constraints in the use of this technology and to indicate how they can be faced and solved. The key issue was to integrate knowledge of clinical therapy and psychological principles related to human factors into the design of virtual environments. The book is divided in three main sections comprising 13 chapters overall: virtual reality for health care, virtual reality for psychological assessment and rehabilitation and virtual reality for neuro-physiological assessment and rehabilitation.

Agent and Web Service Technologies in Virtual Enterprises (Hardcover): Nicolaos Protogeros Agent and Web Service Technologies in Virtual Enterprises (Hardcover)
Nicolaos Protogeros
R4,993 Discovery Miles 49 930 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This title explores research on new techniques for the virtual enterprise operation, and has opened up new ideas on the design principles and operation approaches in order to maximize benefits and overcome limitations.

Product Engineering - Tools and Methods Based on Virtual Reality (Hardcover, 2008 ed.): Doru Talaba, Angelos Amditis Product Engineering - Tools and Methods Based on Virtual Reality (Hardcover, 2008 ed.)
Doru Talaba, Angelos Amditis
R4,461 Discovery Miles 44 610 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book contains an edited version of the lectures and selected contributions presented during the Advanced Summer Institute on Product Engineering: Tools and Methods based on Virtual Reality held at Chania (Greece), 30th May-6th June 2007. The Advanced Summer Institute (ASI) was devoted to the Product Engineering field, with particular attention being given to the aspects related to Virtual Reality (VR) technologies, and their use and added value in engineering.The objective of the ASI was to create a meeting framework for leading scientists and advanced students carrying out research in the field of Virtual Reality Technologies, Haptic systems, CAD and VR integration, Virtual Testing and Prototyping and Virtual Manufacturing.

The Cultural Imaginary of the Internet - Virtual Utopias and Dystopias (Hardcover): M. Yar The Cultural Imaginary of the Internet - Virtual Utopias and Dystopias (Hardcover)
M. Yar
R1,614 Discovery Miles 16 140 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Contemporary culture offer contradictory views of the internet and new media technologies, painting them in extremes of optimistic enthusiasm and pessimistic foreboding. While some view them as a repository of hopes for democracy, freedom and self-realisation, others consider these developments as sources of alienation, dehumanisation and danger. This book explores such representations, and situates them within the traditions of utopian and dystopian thought that have shaped the Western cultural imaginary. Ranging from ancient poetry to post-humanism, and classical sociology to science fiction, it uncovers the roots of our cultural responses to the internet, which are centred upon a profoundly ambivalent reaction to technological modernity. Majid Yar argues that it is only by better understanding our society's reactions to technological innovation that we can develop a balanced and considered response to the changes and challenges that the internet brings in its wake.

Applications of Cryptography and Network Security (Hardcover): Stephen Mason Applications of Cryptography and Network Security (Hardcover)
Stephen Mason
R3,412 R3,083 Discovery Miles 30 830 Save R329 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Readings in Virtual Research Ethics - Issues and Controversies (Hardcover, New): Elizabeth Buchanan Readings in Virtual Research Ethics - Issues and Controversies (Hardcover, New)
Elizabeth Buchanan
R2,197 Discovery Miles 21 970 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Readings in Virtual Research Ethics: Issues and Controversies provides an in-depth look at the emerging field of online research and the corresponding ethical dilemmas associated with it. Issues related to traditional research ethics such as autonomy or respect for persons, justice, and beneficence are extended into the virtual realm and such areas as subject selection and recruitment, informed consent, privacy, ownership of data, and research with minors, among many others are explored in the media and contexts of email surveys and interviews, synchronous chat, virtual ethnography, asynchronous discussion lists, and newsgroups.

The Thousand Faces of Virtual Reality (Hardcover): Cecilia Sik Lanyi The Thousand Faces of Virtual Reality (Hardcover)
Cecilia Sik Lanyi
R3,352 Discovery Miles 33 520 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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