virtual reality

Twenty years after Sam's father's disappearance, he gets a message that sends him to his father's arcade and into the world of the Grid, where he must compete in dangerous games in order to find his father.

Rita Murray, overweight, undisciplined, and fearful, accidentally creates an alternative self in a virtual reality game who slowly becomes real and tries to take over Rita's life.

"Readers get acquainted with the people behind today's most cutting-edge technologies in the VR field--from bright ideas to cool new products--and inspires readers to consider a high-tech future career . . . introduces six exciting careers and features sidebar activities that invite readers to Imagine That! and Dig Deeper!"--Provided by publisher.

Young readers will read about the camera tricks and special equipment used to create the jaw-dropping effects of motion pictures in Camera Tricks.

In the year 2044, Wade Watts, like the rest of humanity, chooses to escape reality and spends his waking hours in the limitless, utopian virtual world of the OASIS, but when Wade stumbles upon the first of the fiendish puzzles set up by OASIS creator James Halliday he finds he must compete with thousands of others--including those willing to commit murder--in order to claim a prize of massive fortune.

"After discovering terrifying information about Otherworld, the Company's high-tech VR gaming experience, Simon and his friends are on the run, searching for Simon's old roommate. He may just be the key to shutting the Company down, although if they don't find him in time, it may be too late for not only them, but for all of humanity"--.

". . . provides practical insights and classroom examples to help educators plan and establish goals so that their investment in immersive technology benefits the greatest number of students. Topics covered include definitions and examples of augmented, virtual and mixed reality; comparison of devices and platforms, and tips for selecting the best one; lesson plans mapped to standards and content areas and ideas for using immersive technology tools in the classroom"--Provided by publisher.

Twenty years after Kevin Flynn goes missing, his son is drawn into the virtual reality computer world that his father created and must play the games and survive to find his father.

Discusses the basics of coding using Scratch by focusing on simple coding techniques and language, teaching junior makerspace users how to recreate stories, make their stories, create presentations, and construct unique quizzes, all using Scratch. Download the Capstone 4D app to access video tutorials, tips, and bonus projects for an augmented reality experience that extends learning beyond the printed page.

Seventeen-year-old coding prodigy Opal Hopper enters in a virtual reality contest in order to find answers about her father, who vanished seven years ago, and had close ties to the contest's billionaire founder.