Virtual-Reality Headsets

Contributor(s): Bodden, Valerie (Author)

ISBN: 9781532110917

Publisher: Checkerboard Library

$23.95

Pub Date: September 1, 2017

Dewey: 006.8

LCCN: 2016962796

Lexile Code: 0820

Features: Glossary, Illustrated, Index

Target Age Group: 08 to 11

Physical Info: 0.30" H x 7.90" L x 7.80" W ( 0.50 lbs) 32 pages

BISAC Categories:

Series: Modern Engineering Marvels

Accelerated Reader® Info

Quiz #:0000190998 ( Virtual-Reality Headsets)

Reading level: 5.40

Interest level: MG

Point value: 0.5

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description: Virtual-reality headsets are a Modern Engineering Marvel! In this engaging title, readers will explore the history of virtual-reality immersion from the stereoscope and View-Master to flight simulators and arcade games to today's head mounted displays! Palmer Lucky and Occulus Rift are featured, and a colorful infographic shows how a virtual-reality headset works. Readers will learn about the future of virtual-reality headsets including military training and crime scene investigation. A timeline, a glossary, and an index supplement historical and color photos.

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