Internet in 3D, The: Information, Images and Interaction [Paperback]

Rae Earnshaw (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 23, 1997

The Internet in 3D: Information, Images, and Interaction reveals exactly what is happening in the exciting, interactive world of networked computers. Subjects such as computer graphics, multimedia, virtual reality and the internet have exploded into massive individual means of study and research, with new products and subjects emerging almost daily. The internet has transformed the way we work, and as interactivity replaces passive modalities, new software tools are required to support such activities. This book explores this exciting interactive world, discussing such important developments as VRML, JAVA, HOTJAVA, DREAMSCAPE, and other virtual and multimedia information.

Covers a wide range of topics associated with the communication of images over computer networks
Includes information on 3-D Data sets on the web
Coverage is unique and international in appeal

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About the Author

Rae Earnshaw is Head of the Electronic Imaging and Media Communications unit at the University of Bradford, with interests in graphics algorithms, scientific visualization, graphics standards, workstations and display technology, multimedia, CAD/CAM, graphics systems building, education issues and human-computer interface issues. He has been a Visiting Professor at Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, NorthwesternPolytechnical University, China, and George Washington University, Washington DC. He was a Director of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Theoretical Foundations of Computer Graphics and CAD held in Italy in 1987. He is a member of the ACM, IEEE, CGS,EG, and a Fellow of the British Computer Society. Earnshaw has authored and edited 18 books on graphics algorithms, computer graphics, visualization, and associated topics, and published a number of papers in these areas. Professor Earnshaw is a member ofthe Editorial Board of The Visual Computer, Vice-President of the Computer Graphics Society, and Chair of the British Computer Society Computer Graphics and Displays Group.

Product Details

• Paperback: 392 pages
• Publisher: Academic Press (April 23, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0122277368
• ISBN-13: 978-0122277368
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,515,549 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)