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Virtual Reality: Concepts and Technologies
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Virtual Reality: Concepts and Technologies

by Philippe Fuchs, Guillaume Moreau, Pascal Guitton
July 2011
Beginner content levelBeginner
432 pages
16h 6m
English
CRC Press
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Theoretical and pragmatic approach to virtual reality 41
movement is monitored to automatically reach the desired place. The choice between
a 1D and a 2D moving walkway definitely has an impact on the visual immersion: if
the user really turns in all the horizontal directions, even the display has to be in all
these directions.
2.5.2.3 Orientation on tracks
The orientation poses a complicated problem. Experiments (Chance et al., 1998) show
that the real rotation of the person’s body around him/herself was relatively important
for his orientation (unlike translations). Will the user still be well oriented if a 1D
moving walkway is used? Tests should
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