Ralf Doerner - Böcker

Grounded on a solid scientific foundation, this textbook, addresses topics such as perceptual aspects of VR/AR, input and output devices including tracking, interactions in virtual worlds, real-time aspects of VR/AR systems and the authoring of VR/AR applications in addition to providing a broad collection of case studies.

This textbook provides an introduction to the fundamentals of serious games, which differ considerably from computer games that are meant for pure entertainment. Undergraduate and graduate students from various disciplines who want to learn about serious games are one target group of this book. Prospective developers of serious games are another, as they can use the book for self-study in order to learn about the distinctive features of serious game design and development. And ultimately, the book also addresses prospective users of serious game technologies by providing them with a solid basis for judging the advantages and limitations of serious games in different application areas such as game-based learning, training and simulation or games for health.To cater to this heterogeneous readership and wide range of interests, every effort was made to make the book flexible to use. All readers are expected to study Chapter 1, as it provides the necessary basics andterminology that will be used in all subsequent chapters. The eleven chapters that follow cover the creation of serious games (design, authoring processes and tools, content production), the runtime context of serious games (game engines, adaptation mechanisms, game balancing, game mastering, multi-player serious games), the effects of serious games and their evaluation (player experience, assessment techniques, performance indicators), and serious games in practice (economic aspects, cost-benefit analysis, serious game distribution). To familiarize the readers with best practice in this field, the final chapter presents more than 30 selected examples of serious games illustrating their characteristics and showcasing their practical use. Lecturers can select chapters in a sequence that is most suitable for their specific course or seminar. The book includes specific suggestions for courses such as “Introduction to Serious Games”, “Entertainment Technology”, “Serious Game Design”, “Game-based Learning”, and “Applications of Serious Games”.

It provides an introduction and gives guidance for the next generation of researchers in this field.The 18 papers presented in this volume, together with an introduction, are the outcome of a GI-Dagstuhl seminar which was held at Schloß Dagstuhl in July 2015.

This textbook provides an introduction to the fundamentals of serious games, which differ considerably from computer games that are meant for pure entertainment. Undergraduate and graduate students from various disciplines who want to learn about serious games are one target group of this book. Prospective developers of serious games are another, as they can use the book for self-study in order to learn about the distinctive features of serious game design and development. And ultimately, the book also addresses prospective users of serious game technologies by providing them with a solid basis for judging the advantages and limitations of serious games in different application areas such as game-based learning, training and simulation or games for health.To cater to this heterogeneous readership and wide range of interests, every effort was made to make the book flexible to use. All readers are expected to study Chapter 1, as it provides the necessary basics andterminology that will be used in all subsequent chapters. The eleven chapters that follow cover the creation of serious games (design, authoring processes and tools, content production), the runtime context of serious games (game engines, adaptation mechanisms, game balancing, game mastering, multi-player serious games), the effects of serious games and their evaluation (player experience, assessment techniques, performance indicators), and serious games in practice (economic aspects, cost-benefit analysis, serious game distribution). To familiarize the readers with best practice in this field, the final chapter presents more than 30 selected examples of serious games illustrating their characteristics and showcasing their practical use. Lecturers can select chapters in a sequence that is most suitable for their specific course or seminar. The book includes specific suggestions for courses such as “Introduction to Serious Games”, “Entertainment Technology”, “Serious Game Design”, “Game-based Learning”, and “Applications of Serious Games”.

Dieses Buch vermittelt Ihnen einen Eindruck von der Virtuellen und Augmentierten Realität Die aktualisierte und erweiterte Zweitauflage dieses umfassenden Buchs über Technologie der Virtuellen und Augmentierten Realität bietet Studierenden, Lehrenden, Forschenden, Anwendern und Interessierten einen wissenschaftlich fundierten und gleichzeitig praxisnahen Einstieg in die Grundlagen und Methoden von VR/AR. Der Leser erhält das theoretische Fundament, um:·         selbst VR/AR-Systeme zu realisieren oder zu erweitern·         User Interfaces und Anwendungen mit Methoden der VR/AR zu beurteilen und zu verbessern·         ein vertieftes Verständnis für die Nutzung von VR/AR zu entwickelnHilfreiche Begleitlektüre für Studierende Studierenden dient dieses Lehrbuch als eine anschauliche Begleit- und Nachschlaglektüre zu Lehrveranstaltungen, die Virtual Reality / Augmented Reality (VR/AR) thematisieren, wie etwa in Medienwissenschaften und Informatik oder Natur- und Ingenieurwissenschaften. Der modulare Aufbau gestattet es, sowohl die Reihenfolge der Themen den Anforderungen der jeweiligen Unterrichtseinheit anzupassen als auch eine spezifische Auswahl für ein individuelles Selbststudium zu treffen.Potenzielle Anwender in Forschung und Industrie erhalten mit diesem Buch einen wertvollen Einblick in die faszinierenden Welten von VR/AR sowie ihre Möglichkeiten und Grenzen.Autoren behandeln vielfältige Inhalte Das Gebiet der Virtual und Augmented Reality ist sehr umfangreich. Neben einer kurzen Einführung behandeln die Autoren unter anderem die folgenden Inhalte:·         Wahrnehmungsaspekte von VR·         Virtuelle Welten und Computer Graphics·         VR/AR-Eingabegeräte und Tracking·         VR/AR-Ausgabegeräte·         Interaktionen in Virtuellen Welten·         Echtzeitaspekte von VR-Systemen·         Augmentierte Realität·         Fallbeispiele für VR/AR·         Authoring von VR/AR-Anwendungen·         Mathematische Grundlagen von VR/AR