Author: Paulo Jorge da Silva Bartolo
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Keywords: virtual, research, advanced, rapid, sep, oct, portugal, leiria, conf, prototyping, modelling, manufacturing, proc, int
Number of Pages: 652
Published: 2006-08-02
List price: $219.95
ISBN-10: 0415390621
ISBN-13: 9780415390620

Virtual Modelling and Rapid Manufacturing presents essential research in the area of Virtual and Rapid Prototyping. It contains reviewed papers that were presented at the 2nd International Conference on Advanced Research in Virtual and Rapid Prototyping, held at the School of Technology and Management of the Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Portugal, from September 28 to October 1, 2005. The volume covers a wide range of topical subjects, such as medical imaging, reverse engineering, virtual reality and prototyping, biomanufacturing and tissue engineering, advanced rapid prototyping technologi

Author: Benjamin Duranske
Publisher: American Bar Associatio
Keywords: virtual, worlds, landscape, navigating, law, legal
Number of Pages: 461
Published: 2008-04-04
List price: $49.95
ISBN-10: 160442009X
ISBN-13: 9781604420098

This book introduces readers to the emerging and exciting world of virtual law. It examines current cases and legislation impacting virtual world providers and users, and makes predictions about the future application of current law. It addresses the application of intellectual property law (copyright, trademark, and patent), criminal law, property law, contract law, securities law, tax law, and civil procedure. It also provides practical advice to lawyers who wish to create a virtual world presence for their practice or who have clients with virtual world connections. The book includes extens

Authors:David Clutterbuck, Zulfi Hussain,
Publisher: Information Age Publishing
Keywords: virtual, mentor, coach
Number of Pages: 258
Published: 2010-09-28
List price: $45.99
ISBN-10: 1607523086
ISBN-13: 9781607523086

In the case of virtual coaching and mentoring (or e-mentoring and ecoaching; or coaching/ mentoring by wire-choose your own preferred nomenclature!) there are hundreds, perhaps thousands of programs and initiatives across the world. Yet there is comparatively little in the way of comparison of good practice or academic evaluation of what does and doesn’t work. We found numerous individual case studies but a dearth of empirical research and no significant collection of cases to illustrate the diversity of applications. Virtual Coach, Virtual Mentor provides a wide variety of perspec

Author: Edward L. Haletky
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Keywords: virtual, securing, environment, security, infrastructure, vsphere, vmware
Number of Pages: 552
Published: 2009-07-02
List price: $49.99
ISBN-10: 0137158009
ISBN-13: 9780137158003

Complete Hands-On Help for Securing VMware vSphere and Virtual Infrastructure by Edward Haletky, Author of the Best Selling Book on VMware, VMware ESX Server in the Enterprise   As VMware has become increasingly ubiquitous in the enterprise, IT professionals have become increasingly concerned about securing it. Now, for the first time, leading VMware expert Edward Haletky brings together comprehensive guidance for identifying and mitigating virtualization-related security threats on all VMware platforms, including the new cloud computing platform, vSphere.   This book reflects the same h

Authors:J.F. Jensen, E. Kjems, N. Lehmann, C. Madsen, Lars Qvo
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: virtual, worlds, inhabited, spatiality, space
Number of Pages: 330
Published: 2002-08-05
List price: $195.00
ISBN-10: 1852335165
ISBN-13: 9781852335168

Containing the edited research papers resulting from an ambitious, cross-disciplinary research project, this volume examines the spatiality of virtual inhabited 3D worlds - virtual reality and cyberspace. (Three other volumes look at Interaction, Staging and Methodology.) It is about the communication spaces emerging at the Internet and supported by special 3D interfaces. It is also about the virtual spaces created by virtual reality hardware (CAVEs, panoramic screens, head mounted display systems etc.) and software. Virtual Space: Spatiality in Virtual Inhabited 3D Worlds is interdisciplinary

Authors:Cristina B. Gibson, Susan G. Cohe,
Publisher: Jossey-Ba
Keywords: virtual, team, effectiveness, conditions, creating, teams, work
Number of Pages: 464
Published: 2003-02-10
List price: $52.00
ISBN-10: 0787961620
ISBN-13: 9780787961626

Virtual Teams That Work offers a much-needed, comprehensive guidebook for business leaders and managers who want to create the organizational conditions that will help virtual teams thrive. Each chapter in this important book focuses on best practices and includes case studies and illustrative examples from a wide variety of companies, including British Petroleum, Lucent Technologies, Ramtech, SoftCo, and Whirlpool Corporation. These real-life examples demonstrate how the principles identified in the book play out within virtual teams. Virtual Teams That Work shows how organizations can put in

Authors:Elizabeth Hodge, Sharon Collins, Tracy Giordano,
Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc.
Keywords: virtual, environments, life, handbook, worlds, second
Number of Pages: 350
Published: 2009-12-14
List price: $49.95
ISBN-10: 0763777471
ISBN-13: 9780763777470

Step into the world of virtual reality with your newly created avatar and begin to experience the tools that make this world interactive! During their infancy stage, virtual environments were largely based upon the gaming community and over time have been adapted to meet the growing number of users and educators. The Virtual Worlds Handbook, with CD-ROM, provides a user-friendly approach that will help trainers and educators create an effective and interactive environment within the Second Life virtual world. This book was written to help the novice user tackle the natural learning curve while