Dawn of the new everything : encounters with reality and virtual reality / Jaron Lanier.
Dawn of the new everything : encounters with reality and virtual reality / Jaron Lanier.
Dawn of the new everything : encounters with reality and virtual reality / Jaron Lanier.
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Publisher
New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2017.
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G 2018/0162
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Language
English
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Physical content
xv, 351 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Preface: Virtual reality's moment -- Introduction -- 1960s: terrors of Eden -- Rescue spacecraft -- Batch process -- Why I love VR (about the basics) -- Bug in the system (about the dark side of VR) -- Road -- Coast -- Valley of unearthly delights -- Alien encounters -- The feeling of immersion -- T...
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Publisher
New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2017.
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2017.
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Summary
The Microsoft interdisciplinary scientist largely credited with popularizing virtual reality reflects on his lifelong relationship with technology, showing VR's ability to illuminate and amplify our understanding of our species and how the brain and body connect to the world. By the author of You Are Not a Gadget. --Publisher
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Dawn of the new everything : encounters with reality and virtual reality / Jaron Lanier.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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©2017
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G 2018/0162
Record Identifier
74VKVGAXyJ6d
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVGAXyJ6d
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ISBN
9781627794091 hardcover
1627794093 hardcover
DDC
004.092 B
MMS ID
991024154649302626
