Understanding Virtual Reality

Index

 

3D hardcopy, 197, 268

3D placement of sound, 31

3D-cursor selection, 317–318

A

abstract synthesis (sound), 255

accommodation, 126

action at a distance (AAAD), 295

active input, 76

additive techniques (sound), 256–257

Advanced Visualization System (AVS) (William Sherman), 290

Adventure, 11

agent controls, 292–293, 345

alphanumeric value selection, 325

agents

intelligent, 368

NICE, 464–465, 470, 471

Placeholder, 533

Aladdin’s Magic Carpet Ride (Disney), 160, 170, 230, 258, 355, 356, 368, 402–403, 428, 429, 430, 466

Alias, 247

alphanumeric value selection, 323–325

agent controls, 325

physical input, 323–324

virtual controls, 324

altering virtual controls, 331

ambient sounds, 227

ambisonics, 175–176

ambulatory platform, 100–101

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