文档介绍：Multimedia
and Virtual Reality
Designing Multisensory
User Interfaces
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Multimedia
and Virtual Reality
Designing Multisensory
User Interfaces
Alistair Sutcliffe
University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology
2003
Copyright © 2003 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Sutcliffe, Alistair, 1951-
Multimedia and virtual reality : designing multisensory user inter-
faces / by Alistair Sutcliffe.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8058-3950-X (he : alk. paper)
1. Interactive multimedia. 2. Virtual reality. 3. User interfaces
(Computer systems) I. Title.
S88 2002
—dc21 2002069623
CIP
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Contents
Preface xi
1 Background and Usability Concepts l
Design Problems 3
Architectures and Devices 6
Multimedia Architectures 6
Virtual Reality Architectures 9
Augmented Reality 12
Tangible User Interfaces 12
Definitions and Terminology 14
Physical Media Formats and Storage 16
Logical Media Definitions 18
Summary 23
2 Cognitive Psychology for Multimedia Information Processing 24
Perception and Modalities 24
Vision 24
Audio Modality: Hearing and Speech 31
Proprioception 34
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vi CONTENTS
Haptic Sense: Touch 34
Olfaction and Gustation 35
Sensory Integration and Motor Coordination 36
Comprehension and Cognitive Models 37