DocumentCode
2500744
Title
Virtual Aristotelean physics
Author
Poston, Timothy ; Fairchild, Kim Michael
Author_Institution
Inst. of Syst. Sci., Nat. Singapore Univ., Singapore
fYear
1993
fDate
18-22 Sep 1993
Firstpage
512
Lastpage
518
Abstract
Aristotle´s physics provides a coherent set of physical laws which predict physical events less well than Newton´s, but fit human expectations better. Embedded in a virtual reality, they thus provide a system which the user can more quickly learn to control, being more intuitive than Newton´s laws and more consistent than ad hoc movement rules. Being simpler and cheaper to implement, they also give smoother behaviour (for given hardware investment) than the usual classical mechanics
Keywords
physics computing; user interfaces; virtual reality; Aristotelean physics; Newton´s laws; ad hoc movement rules; classical mechanics; hardware investment; human expectations; physical laws; virtual physics; virtual reality; Aircraft navigation; Control systems; Environmental economics; Force; Friction; Hardware; Humans; Investments; Physics; Virtual reality;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Virtual Reality Annual International Symposium, 1993., 1993 IEEE
Conference_Location
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN
0-7803-1363-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/VRAIS.1993.380736
Filename
380736
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