Document (#11483)

Author

Miller, C.

Title

Virtual reality and online databases : will "look and feel" literally mean "look" and "feel"?

Issue

Article [and]"Online" interviews Dr. Thomas A. Furness III, Virtual Reality Pioneer.

Source

Online. 16(1992) no.6, S.12-15,17-18,20-22,24-27

Year

1992

Abstract

The first of two articles discusses virtual reality (VR) and online databases; the second one reports on an interview with Thomas A. Furness III, who defines VR and explains work at the Human Interface Technology Laboratory (HIT). Sidebars contain a glossary of VR terms and a conversation with Toni Emerson, the HIT lab's librarian.

Theme

Visualisierung

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