Virtual Reality
- ISBN-10
- 0613587456
- ISBN-13
- 9780613587457
- Series
- Virtual Reality
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 48
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Publisher
- Turtleback Books
- Author
- Holly Cefrey
Description
Introduces virtual reality, exploring the technology involved and looking toward what the future might bring as VR is used more widely in entertainment, education, science, and medicine.
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