encounters with reality and virtual reality Lanier, Jaron 1960- creator text bibliography biography nyu 2018 First edition. monographic eng

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xiii, 351 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm 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. 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 To don the new everything (about haptics with a little about avatars) Nautical dawn Six degrees (a little about sensors and VR data) Found Be your own paramidion (about visual displays for VR) The VPL experience Inside-out spheres (a little about VR "video" and sound) Scene How we settled into a seed for the future 1992, out Coda: Reality's foil Jaron Lanier. Includes bibliographical references and index. n-us--- Lanier, Jaron 1960- Computer scientists United States Biography Informáticos Biografías Virtual reality Philosophy Realidad virtual Filosofía Virtual reality Social aspects Realidad virtual Aspectos sociales QA 76.2 L287d 2018 004.092 9781250097408 1250097401 2017010792 DLC 170315 20250605112056.0 19553628 eng