Introduction to Virtual Reality
Human history is marked by a progression of media used to convey and experience ideas. Perhaps the most recent step in this progression is the use of virtual reality. Recorded history begins with people painting on cave walls to express the happenings of the hunt and sharing stories to chronicle the history of a community or tribe. It was the importance of communication that raised the storyteller to a position of high esteem in the community.
The first cave paintings transcend the physical experience they depict (FIGURE 1-1). These paintings were a primitive medium for conveying the artist’s concept. They were a method for communicating ideas, useful facts, and events among people. Viewers then superimposed ...
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