References (short list)
Eng 477 - Principles of Virtual Reality

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Note: A more comprehensive and updated list will be provided on the Eng 477 Course Web Site

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Books on Virtual Reality

• John Vince: Virtual Reality Systems, Addison-Wesley, 1995, ISBN 0-201-87687-6
  (with chapters on 3D computer graphics and geometric modeling, includes stereo images and 3D glasses)
  
  
• Grigore Burdea, Philippe Coiffet: Virtual Reality Technology, Second Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2003, ISBN 0-471-36089-9
  ("provides a detailed analysis of the engineering, scientific, and functional aspects of VR systems and the fundamentals of VR modeling and programming")
  
  
• Rory Stuart: The Design of Virtual Environments, Barricade Books, 2001, ISBN 1-56980-207-6
  ("offers a practical methodology for the design of virtual environments for an audience of engineers and researchers who need a more serious technical treatment of the subject")
  
  
• John Vince: Essential Virtual Reality Fast : How to Understand the Techniques and Potential of Virtual Reality, Springer Verlag, 1998, ISBN 1-85233-012-0
  ("The author does an excellent job of describing the basics of VR: its concepts and terms, benefits, human factors, hardware/software, and applications.")
  
  
• S.K. Ong, A.Y.C. Nee: Virtual and Augmented Reality Applications in Manufacturing , Springer, 2004, ISBN 1-85233-796-6
  ("... will be of interest to all engineers wishing to keep up-to-date with technologies that have the potential to revolutionize manufacturing processes over the next few years. ")
  

Books on VRML

• Jed Hartman, Josie Wernecke, Rick Carey: The VRML 2.0 Handbook - Building Moving Worlds on the Web, Addison-Wesley, 1996, ISBN 0-201-47944-3
  ("from the experts at Silicon Graphics, leaders in formulating and developing VRML")
  
  
• Andrea L. Ames, David R. Nadeau, John L. Moreland: VRML 2.0 Sourcebook, John Wiley & Sons, 1996, ISBN 0-471-16507-7
  ("... a 580-page ride through everything you need to know about creating, navigating, enhancing, and optimizing your own virtual worlds within the current VRML standard ..", comes with CD-ROM)
  
  
• Rikk Carey, Gavin Bell: The Annotated VRML 2.0 Reference Manual, Addison-Wesley, 1997, ISBN 0-201-41974-2
  ("the definitive reference to VRML 2.0 authored by two of its architects," comes with CD-ROM)
  
  

On the WWW

• Information Resources on the World Wide Web, a selection of Virtual Reality and VRML sites on the Web compiled by the UofM Virtual Reality Laboratory

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