TY - BOOK AU - Rubin,Peter TI - Future presence: how virtual reality is changing human connection, intimacy, and the limits of ordinary life SN - 9780062566706 AV - HM 851 R896f 2018 U1 - 302 PY - 2020/// CY - New York, NY PB - HarperCollins Publishers, KW - Realidad virtual KW - Aspectos sociales KW - Relaciones interpersonales N1 - 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 N2 - 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 ER -