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AlbakiReads Editorial A 2012 examination of virtual life and human perception
A 2012 examination of virtual life and human perception
Infinite Reality examines the boundary between physical experience and digitally mediated experience, asking how people recognize—and respond to—the difference. Drawing on virtual reality, immersive games, and social-networking environments, Jim Blascovich and Jeremy Bailenson connect technological development with enduring questions about identity, consciousness, and what counts as real. The book also surveys proposed applications in areas including education, medicine, sex, and warfare, then extends its discussion to speculative ideas such as preserving a personality digitally for future conversations. Published in 2012, it presents a broad inquiry into how virtual environments may reshape everyday human interaction.
Good fit for readers who enjoy
- Readers interested in virtual and augmented reality
- Those exploring the psychology of digital environments
- Readers curious about technology, identity, and consciousness
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Virtual realityDigital identityPerception and realityHuman-computer interactionTechnology and society
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Book Overview "Enough with speculation about our digital future. Infinite Reality is the straight dope on what is and isn't happening to us right now, ...
"Enough with speculation about our digital future. Infinite Reality is the straight dope on what is and isn't happening to us right now, from two of the only scientists working on the boundaries between real life and its virtual extensions."
--Douglas Rushkoff, author of Program or Be Programmed
Can our brains recognize where "reality" ends and "virtual" begins? Where will technology lead us in five, fifty, or five hundred years? An unrivaled guide to our digital future that has been cited by the Supreme Court, Infinite Reality is a mind-bending "journey through the virtual universe" (Wall Street Journal). Jim Blascovich and Jeremy Bailenson, two pioneering authorities, explore the profound potential of emerging technologies and reveal how our brains behave in digital worlds.
Along the way, Bailenson and Blascovich examine the timeless philosophical questions of the self and "reality" that arise through the digital experience; explain how virtual reality's latest and future forms--including immersive video games and social-networking sites--will soon be seamlessly integrated into our lives; show the many surprising practical applications of virtual reality, from education and medicine to sex and warfare; and probe further-off possibilities like "total personality downloads" that would allow your great-great-grandchildren to have a conversation with "you" a century or more after your death.
Equally fascinating, farsighted, and profound, Infinite Reality is an essential guide to our virtual future, where the experience of being human will be deeply transformed.
Book Details Format: Paperback | Pages: 320 | Language: English | Publisher: WILLIAM MORROW | ISBN: 0061809519
FormatPaperback
Pages320
LanguageEnglish
ISBN0061809519
EAN9780061809514
PublisherWILLIAM MORROW
Publication Date2012-02-14
EditionIllustrated
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeQUALITY PAPERBACK BOOKS
Weight0.52 Pounds
Length7.96 Inches
Width5.32 Inches
Height0.8 Inches
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