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All About Virtual Reality Jack Challoner

All About Virtual Reality By Jack Challoner

All About Virtual Reality by Jack Challoner

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$26.49
Condition - Very Good
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All About Virtual Reality Summary

All About Virtual Reality: Includes 5 Amazing VR Experiences by Jack Challoner

A groundbreaking children's book that explains everything you need to know about virtual reality including how we see in 3D, how a VR world is created, how VR works on a smartphone, how VR can feel real and even who uses VR. Includes a make-it-yourself VR viewer that can be used with a smartphone to experience the wonders of VR. Plus stickers to decorate your VR viewer!

Want to see the world without leaving your seat? Fancy exploring the Roman Colosseum or hopping aboard the International Space Station? Virtual reality is here - are you ready for it? With DK and Curiscope's All About Virtual Reality, you will be.

Learn everything you've ever wanted to know about VR, from aircraft simulators to the more recent developments such as Oculus Rift and Curiscope's Virtuali-Tee, an augmented reality t-shirt. Using the make-it-yourself VR viewer you can start experiencing virtual reality straight away with Curiscope's DK Virtual Reality app available on Apple and Android systems. Use your VR viewer to explore 5 scopes and come face-to-face with a T.Rex, explore the inside of a volcano, go back in time to the Colosseum in Ancient Rome, visit the International Space Station and jump into a pond.

All About Virtual Reality has been developed with educational VR company Curiscope to create a perfect introduction to an out of this world digital experience!

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: In order to experience virtual reality with this book, you will need to ask a parent or guardian to download the DK Virtual Reality app from the App Store (iOS) or Google Play. It is free of charge. Links to the app can be found at: www.dk.com/virtualreality Minimum OS version: iOS 8.3 and Android 4.4.4

The following phones support the app: iPhone 6; 6 Plus; 6s; 6s Plus; 7; Samsung Galaxy S5; S6; S7; S8; Samsung Galaxy Note 4; 5; Motorola Moto X; Motorola Droid Turbo; LG G3; G4; G5; G6; Google Pixel; HTC One; Nexus 5; Nexus 6; Sony Xperia Z3; Z5. If your phone is not on this list, the app may still work. Devices must have rear camera and support OpenGL ES 2.0. See device manufacturer for more information.

It is important to be sensible when using the virtual reality viewer. Please read the safety tips in the book before assembling the viewer and using the virtual reality app.

All About Virtual Reality Reviews

What a fantastic book!... It was fun to build the viewer and design it with the fantastic stickers provided... There's something for everyone to learn from it and just can't say enough how nice the book is... would be a fantastic Christmas present! -- Parent with child age 8 * Toppsta *
I really enjoyed making the headset and using my parents phone to use the app that comes with it. I learnt so much and my little brother also enjoyed reading this book with me -- Child age 8 * Toppsta *
Well written, intriguing and captivating book about the virtual reality explained for the younger generation in a way that they understand... definitely a worthy book to own! -- Parent with children ages 6 and 5 * Toppsta *
A really education and fun book suitable for all the family -- Parent with children ages 7 and 5 * Toppsta *
My son LOVES anything to do with computers and technology, so this book was right up his street!... Great fun and a brilliant way to explain how technology works and gets some hands on experience of putting that knowledge into practice -- Parent with child age 10 * Toppsta *
Both of my kids have read this and think that it is a great book... It is full of interesting facts and it is written in a way that keeps the children reading, the headset and app bring it alive!... we would definitely get more books like this -- Parent with children ages 7 and 9 * Toppsta *

About Jack Challoner

Jack has written more than 30 books on science and technology, and also acts as a science consultant on books, magazines, and television, including the BBC. His most recent book for DK was Home Lab (2016), which was shortlisted for the RNS Young People's Book Prize.

Table of Contents

  • 1: What is virtual reality?
  • 2: How to make your viewer
  • 3: How to use your viewer
  • 4: Face to face with T.rex
  • 5: How do we see in 3D?
  • 6: Look inside a volcano
  • 7: How is a VR world created?
  • 8: Explore the Colosseum
  • 9: How does VR work on a smartphone?
  • 10: Visit a space station
  • 11: How can VR feel more real?
  • 12: Jump into a pond
  • 13: Who uses VR?
  • 14: Glossary
  • 15: Index
  • 16: Acknowledgements

Additional information

GOR008886454
9780241309032
0241309034
All About Virtual Reality: Includes 5 Amazing VR Experiences by Jack Challoner
Jack Challoner
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Dorling Kindersley Ltd
2017-10-05
32
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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