Tag: Reality

Stepping into Virtual Reality


Free Download Stepping into Virtual Reality by Mario A. Gutiérrez A. , Frédéric Vexo , Daniel Thalmann
English | PDF EPUB (True) | 2023 | 279 Pages | ISBN : 3031364864 | 36.3 MB
The 2nd edition of this book provides an updated and extended look into the advancements in Virtual Reality and the metaverse. The history and origins of Virtual Reality, crowd simulation and virtual surgery are thoroughly explored. Applications in the cultural heritage and sports domains are also examined and described in detail. There are new contributions on Senses and Sensors, Brain-Computer interfaces, Game Engines, and Immersive Sound. This edition also provides a comprehensive look into the development of applications based on AI techniques, including Machine Learning. It covers all aspects of the topic, from the theoretical foundations to practica

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Reconciling Responsibility with Reality


Free Download Reconciling Responsibility with Reality: A Comparative Analysis of Modes of Active Leadership Liability in International Criminal Law by Johannes Block
English | PDF EPUB (True) | 2023 | 514 Pages | ISBN : 9462656061 | 11.7 MB
This book explores the issue of leadership criminality from a new angle by comparing two highly relevant modes of responsibility. By contrasting individual criminal responsibility for ordering international crimes with indirect perpetration through an organisation, it shows the doctrinal weaknesses of the latter and outlines the much-overlooked advantages of the former. The volume analyses the development of both forms of responsibility, looking at their origins, and their reception in academia and practical use in jurisprudence.

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Handbook of Augmented and Virtual Reality


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English | 2023 | ISBN: 3110785161 | 218 pages | True PDF | 84.4 MB
Augmented and Virtual Reality are revolutionizing present and future technologies: these are the fastest growing and most fascinating areas of technologies at present. This book aims to provide insight into the theory and applications of Augmented and Virtual Reality to multiple technologies such as IoT (Internet of Things), ML (Machine Learning), AI (Artificial Intelligence), Healthcare and Education.
Explore multiple applications of AR/VR in a single text.

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An Artistic Approach to Virtual Reality


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by Cyane Tornatzky

English | 2023 | ISBN: 1032426691 | 225 pages | True PDF | 45.28 MB
A special quality about the medium of virtual reality is its immersive nature, allowing users to disengage from the physical world around them in order to fully interact with a digital environment. An Artistic Approach to Virtual Reality traces the lineage of artist/technologists who have worked with virtual reality in its infancy to the interactive virtual work of contemporary artists such as Laurie Anderson. Interlaced within a survey of artists whose works fit in the boundary of the interactive virtual medium, this book teases out what qualifies as interactive virtual artworks. The authors discuss the theories behind basic mechanics required to enter the virtual reality space and investigate theories around visual and embodied conceptual space. Key · Explores theoretical and practical aspects of using virtual reality for artistic practice. · Includes examples and discussion of virtual reality artworks from award-winning artists. · Discusses topics relevant to virtual reality that are pertinent and persist throughout hardware and software changes. · Provides historical and contemporary discussion of virtual reality artistic works.

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The End of Reality How Four Billionaires Are Selling a Fantasy Future of the Metaverse, Mars, and Crypto [Audiobook]


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English | ASIN: B0BWKC48N1 | 2023 | 10 hours and 59 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 314 MB
Author: Jonathan Taplin
Narrator: Jason Culp

A brilliant takedown and exposé of the great con job of the twenty-first century-the metaverse, crypto, space travel, transhumanism-being sold by four billionaires (Peter Thiel, Mark Zuckerberg, Marc Andreesen, Elon Musk), leading to the degeneration and bankruptcy of our society. At a time when the crises of income inequality, climate, and democracy are compounding to create epic wealth disparity and the prospect of a second American civil war, four billionaires are hyping schemes that are designed to divert our attention away from issues that really matter. Each scheme-the metaverse, cryptocurrency, space travel, and transhumanism-is an existential threat in moral, political, and economic terms.

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Alien Disclosure Experiencers Expose Reality [Audiobook]


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English | ASIN: B0CD88W4J8 | 2023 | 7 hours and 27 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 214 MB
Author: Lon Strickler
Narrator: Charles Constant

The question isn’t, have we been visited by extraterrestrial beings, but what is their agenda? Human experiencers are providing us with actual accounts of alien abduction and close encounters with other worldly beings. Their stories are important, giving us a real sense of this global phenomenon and to the possible agenda behind these visitations. This book will detail numerous encounters which will help answer questions such as: Is the human species part of a grand experiment? Who are the Men in Black? Is our species, with the assistance of extraterrestrials, headed towards a technological and biological singularity? The experiences described in the accounts are brutally forthright and span decades. Some of the stories will shock you, some will offer greater clarity, and some will even frighten you. Either way, these experiences will present a vivid account and no doubt leave you questioning the origin of our species.

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