Virtual Reality

Steven LaValle is Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Oulu. He was an early founder and chief scientist of Oculus VR, where he developed patented tracking technology for consumer VR and led a team of perceptual psychologists to provide principled approaches to virtual reality system calibration, health and safety, and the design of comfortable user experiences. He has also served as Vice President and Chief Scientist of VR/AR/MR at Huawei. He has conducted research for over three decades, publishing over 150 articles and two books, Planning Algorithms (2006) and Sensing and Filtering (2012).

• Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Bird's-eye view; 3. The geometry of virtual worlds; 4. Light and optics; 5. The physiology of human vision; 6. Visual perception; 7. Visual rendering; 8. Motion in real and virtual worlds; 9. Tracking; 10. Interaction; 11. Audio; 12. Evaluating VR systems and experiences; 13. Frontiers; References; Index.

'Steve is a titan of his field, and Virtual Reality is a compelling capstone to the work he has done for VR over the past decade.' Palmer Luckey, Founder of Oculus VR and Anduril