Table of Contents Hello Emerging Tech Careers 3D Animator 3D Artist Game Designer Hardware Engineer Programmer Research Scientist Can You Imagine Glossary Index About the Author 4 6 10 14 18 22 26 30 31 32 32
Hello Emerging Tech Careers In the past In the present Groundbreaking inventions made life easier in many ways New technologies are changing the world in mind-boggling ways The future is yours to imagine WHAT COMES NEXT 4
Who would have thought Alexander Graham Bell invented the first telephone in 1876 In 1879 Thomas Edison invented the first electric lightbulb The Wright brothers successfully flew the first airplane in 1903 And don’t forget Henry Ford He invented a way to make cars quicker and cheaper These brilliant inventors did things that people once thought were impossible To go from candles to electricity From horse-drawn carriages to automobiles and airplanes Wow The sky’s the limit Now technology is being used to do even more amazing things Take virtual reality for instance Virtual reality is a life-like computer-generated environment in which a person can explore and interact It is being used to create some amazing games It is also being used to provide training simulations used by the military in medicine and other types of businesses This book explores the people and professions behind virtual reality Creating realistic worlds for both fun and business is adding an exciting new twist to careers like game designer and hardware engineer Read on to explore exciting possibilities for your future 5
