Learning Virtual Reality: Developing Immersive Experiences and Applications for Desktop, Web, and Mobile

Pretty good. Tony Parisi is the real article, but I found the book a little rudimentary in the early chapters. When you are this level, hit it hard, unless you want to be all things to all people. Will update this review once I have had more time with it, but for those who don't know - the author is in the epicenter of the action in the real world.

I purchased this book for a friend who just got interested in virtual reality. I've been working in the VR for several years and Learning Virtual Reality is a a great overview for hobbyist and hardcore developers alike to understand what VR is all about. It's easy to read and digest and even includes some code to get you off running. I highly recommend this book if your someone who wants to understand how to develop and learn about virtual reality.

This is a must have book if you are diving into the lucrative and fast-moving world of Virtual Reality. The must have book on your desk regardless of where your skill levels are at.

Fantastic overview of building VR applications for Oculus Rift, Gear VR, Google Cardboard, and VR using the web stack. Essential reading if you want a proper primer on the major technologies and considerations behind high-impact virtual reality.

The perfect holistic introduction to Virtual Reality geared towards all audiences both non tech and tech. Very well written and i have been recommending it to everyone who has any interest or questions regarding VR.

Great to jump in and get your feet wet - definitely get goggles!

This is a very short book with very little original content. Most of the book is a recounting of hardware and software instructions that are freely available on the Internet.

This book was a gift for my son. He's headed for a career in Virtual Reality & loved this book.

Very clear read and succinct enough to get a good grip on what VR is about and the basics of various platform development. Great intro to VR.

When I ordered the book in June 2015, I was just starting to learn developing VR experiences with Unity3D. Now, half a year later, I have done quite a few things on different platforms, struggled with version upgrades breaking things and found out about strengths and weaknesses of one and the other production chain and VR device, as well as use cases.From that point of view, this is the introduction I wish I have had, when I embarked on the VR trip. Wether you want to develop full fledged Desktop applications or aim for web mobile shorts, you'll find useful starting points well described. The challenge of writing a book to provide overview and introduction of a still highly fluctuating technology was well met by Tony.

I did not actually apply it practically but read the book cover to cover to familiarize with the technology.

20年以上前に注目を浴び、ガートナーのハイプ・サイクルでも回復期から安定期に入るとされているVRは、次世代の普及技術として注目をされている。3Dレアリティのうち3D映画は失敗したかのように見えるものの、ios上のブラウザでストレスなく3D動画が見られるようになり、その延長としてVRも私のような一般人にも手がとどく技術となっている。本書はVRサービスを提供する側が利用できるunity、WebVR、Web3Dなどの技術、ツールを網羅的に紹介するだけでなく、開発手順も一章を割いて丁寧に解説した、まさに入門、トレーニング書と言える。こうした技術は旬を過ぎると、旨味はない。和訳されるのはせいぜい原書の出版から1年後くらいだろう。英語が分からなくても技術的な要点はピックアップできるくらいに本書の構成は分かりやすい。旬なうちに最初の一歩を踏むのに本書は良いのではないか。