Virtual Worlds A Journey in Hype and Hyperreality
Virtual Worlds: A Journey in Hype and Hyperreality by Benjamin Woolley, published in 1993, offers an insightful examination of virtual reality and its broader implications. This edition, consisting of 274 pages, delves into the intellectual and cultural shifts that have shaped the concept of virtual reality, exploring the hype surrounding it and the individuals who have championed its development.
Readers will find a thorough analysis of the politics and culture surrounding virtual reality, as Woolley investigates whether this emerging technology is genuinely creating new realities or if its proponents are losing touch with the actual world. The book includes 12 photographs that complement its exploration of the intersection between science, technology, and the evolving perceptions of reality.
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In Virtual Worlds, Benjamin Woolley examines the reality of virtual reality. He looks at the dramatic intellectual and cultural upheavals that gave birth to it, the hype that surrounds it, the people who have promoted it, and the dramatic implications of its development. Virtual reality is not simply a technology, it is a way of thinking created and promoted by a group of technologists and thinkers that sees itself as creating our future. Virtual Worlds reveals the politics and culture of these virtual realists, and examines whether they are creating reality, or losing their grasp of it. 12 photographs.
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