An illustrated introduction to the groundbreaking interactive technology that's brought virtual reality to the massesQuickTime Virtual Reality, more commonly known as QuickTime VR, is a cross-platform technology developed by Apple. QuickTime allows viewers to explore a site in 3D, rotate objects, zoom in or out of a scene, or look around 360 degrees, all while at their desktop. The QuickTime VR Book provides an introduction to the process of creating QuickTime VR movies and larger QTVR-based projects.The concise information in The QuickTime VR Book shows readers how to add QuickTime VR content to their Web site or CD-ROM. It covers the basics of virtual-reality technology and such topics as planning your movie, viewing and creating panoramas and object movies, understanding and setting up hot spots, and linking large projects together. This book will serve as an indispensable resource for Web and multimedia producers (including game developers), photographers, and 3D artists.-- FirstQuickTime VR book on the market!-- A technology that cyberstores are increasingly using to make sales by displaying merchandise in virtual storefronts-- An affordable introductory book, appealing to higher-end audiences who want to add this technique to their repertoire of skills-- A book for those who produce Web sites and CDs, as well as those who create their content