The History of Visual Magic in Computers: How Beautiful Images are Made in CAD, 3D, VR and AR
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| Rating | : | 4.86 (523 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1447149319 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 448 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-09-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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Summing Up: Recommended. A must see for those who want to keep up with evolutionary graphics!!” (ComputeScotland, August, 2013)“Peddie, a renowned industry analyst and lecturer at the forefront of the computer graphics industry, has chronicled the developments that have led to these wonderful images. 51 (8), April, 2014)“It is dedicated to ‘the thousands of people over thousands of years who have developed the building blocks and made the discoveries in mathematics and science to make such 3D magic possible.’ … The brilliant timing of The History of Visual Magic in Comput
3D graphics use evolved to visualizations of simulated data and artistic representations of imaginary worlds. Several of the amazing computer graphics algorithms and tricks came of periods where eruptions of new ideas and techniques seem to occur all at once. Thousands of people over thousands of years have developed the building blocks and made the discoveries in mathematics and science to make such 3D magic possible, and The History of Visual Magic in Computers is dedicated to all of them and tells a little of their story.It traces the earliest unde
Beware of fake reviews & scandalous editing Reader I accidentally bought this book based on the reviews. Please don't make the same mistake:-) 12 out of 33 reviews are from the same day (February 4, 2014) and other reviews also have suspicious date patterns.-) Almost all reviews were written by people with no other reviews on Amazon.-) One of the reviewers even has the same last name as the author.The book itself is full of mistakes, often 5-10 per page, including typos, incorrect use of plural and singula. A Great First History. Needs the Follow Up. Caveat; I know Jon personally, we are friends, and he asked me to read and review his book which I bought and paid for myself from Amazon.I wanted to like this book, it is a subject I have dedicated the last 16 years of my life too, first at NVIDIA, Masterimage and then at AMD (ATI) plus I like Jon and love 3D. My first impression however was negative. Before mentioning why I should make it clear that by the end I loved it and now consider it an essential . Visual review / Morley This book deserves a five star for content.But only a three star for style and grammar.A recommended read for the professional, but not for the casual reader.