Lernen Sie mit diesem Buch die Grundlagen der Virtuellen und Augmentierten Realitat kennen Dieses Buch uber die Virtuelle und Augmentierte Realitat ist sowohl fur Praktiker und Interessierte im Selbststudium als auch fur Studierende geeignet. Letztere koennen es hervorragend als Begleitlekture fur entsprechende Lehrveranstaltungen, zum Beispiel in der Informatik nutzen. Die zweite Auflage wurde umfassend erneuert und erweitert. Mit ihrer Hilfe kann der Leser sein Verstandnis fur das Themengebiet rund um die VR und AR vertiefen. Thematisch schneidet das Buch viele Bereiche der Virtuellen und Augmentierten Realitat an, darunter beispielsweise Wahrnehmungsaspekte der AR, Interaktionen in einer virtuellen Welt oder die mathematischen Basics fur VR und AR. (105)

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