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Future presence : how virtual reality is changing human connection, intimacy, and the limits of ordinary life / Peter Rubin.
Author
Rubin, Peter (Pop culture writer)
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Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
First edition.
Published/Created
New York, NY : HarperCollins Publishers, [2018]
Description
vi, 281 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Firestone Library - Stacks
HM851 .R8335 2018
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Virtual reality
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Social aspects
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Summary note
Presents a candid glimpse into virtual technology's likely future and how it may be used to form previously impossible relationships, explore new frontiers of intimacy, and transform human connection.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-264) and index.
Contents
Introduction: Welcome to virtual reality
Presence: What it is, where to find it, how to stay there
Alone on a mountaintop: How "in here" helps "out there"
Hedgehog love: Engineering feelings with social presence
Empathy vs. intimacy: Why good stories need someone else
What to do and who to do it with: How social VR is reinventing everything from game night to online harassment
The starry night that wasn't there: Social media, intimacy, and the memory of experience
Rec room confidential: The anatomy and evolution of VR friendships
Reach out and touch someone: Haptics, tactile presence, and making VR physical
XXX-change program: Turning porn back into people
Where we're going, we don't need headsets: Let's get speculative
Conclusion: When hindsight is 2020: What life in 2028 might actually look like.
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ISBN
9780062566690 (hardcover)
0062566695 (hardcover)
LCCN
2017059216
OCLC
990286971
Other standard number
40028141787
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