Future presence : how virtual reality is changing human connection, intimacy, and the limits of ordinary life / Peter Rubin.

By:

Rubin, Peter

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: eng Publisher: New York, NY : HarperCollins Publishers, 2020Edition: First HarperCollins paperback editionDescription: vi, 281 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780062566706
0062566709

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DDC classification:

LOC classification:

HM 851 R896f 2018

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

Summary: 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

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Ciencias Sociales	Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso)	HM 851 R896f 2018 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		00000183128

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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

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

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