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Virtual Realism
Taschenbuch von Michael Heim
Sprache: Englisch

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Beschreibung
Virtual reality has introduced what is literally a new dimension of reality to daily life. But it is not without controversy. Indeed, some say that a collision is inevitable between those passionately involved in the computer industry and those increasingly alienated from (and often replaced
by) its applications. Opinions range from the cyberpunk attitude of Wired magazine and Bill Gates's commercial optimism to the violent opposition of the Unabomber. Now, with Virtual Realism, readers have a thought-provoking guide to the "cyberspace backlash" debate and the implications of cyberspace
for our culture.
Michael Heim offers a comprehensive introduction to virtual reality and a provocative commentary on its present and future impact on our lives. Heim describes the fascinating and important industrial and military uses of virtual reality, as well as its artistic and entertainment applications.
He argues that we must balance the idealist's enthusiasm for computerized life with the need to ground ourselves more deeply in primary reality. This "uneasy balance" he calls virtual realism.
Virtual reality has introduced what is literally a new dimension of reality to daily life. But it is not without controversy. Indeed, some say that a collision is inevitable between those passionately involved in the computer industry and those increasingly alienated from (and often replaced
by) its applications. Opinions range from the cyberpunk attitude of Wired magazine and Bill Gates's commercial optimism to the violent opposition of the Unabomber. Now, with Virtual Realism, readers have a thought-provoking guide to the "cyberspace backlash" debate and the implications of cyberspace
for our culture.
Michael Heim offers a comprehensive introduction to virtual reality and a provocative commentary on its present and future impact on our lives. Heim describes the fascinating and important industrial and military uses of virtual reality, as well as its artistic and entertainment applications.
He argues that we must balance the idealist's enthusiasm for computerized life with the need to ground ourselves more deeply in primary reality. This "uneasy balance" he calls virtual realism.
Über den Autor
Michael Heim is lecturer at the California State University Extension, Long Beach. He is the author of the award-winning The Metaphysics of Virtual Reality (OUP, 1993) and the ground-breaking Electric Language (1987).
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • 1: VR 101

  • 2: Virtual Realism

  • 3: The Art of Virtual Reality

  • 4: Interactive Design: Tunnel or Spiral?

  • 5: InfoEcology

  • 6: Nature and Cyberspace

  • 7: AWS and UFOs

  • Notes on Artists and Art Works

  • Vocabulary of Virtual Realism

  • Bibliography for Further Reading

  • Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2000
Genre: Informatik
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780195138740
ISBN-10: 0195138740
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Heim, Michael
Hersteller: Oxford University Press
Maße: 229 x 152 x 16 mm
Von/Mit: Michael Heim
Erscheinungsdatum: 13.04.2000
Gewicht: 0,434 kg
Artikel-ID: 130036808
Über den Autor
Michael Heim is lecturer at the California State University Extension, Long Beach. He is the author of the award-winning The Metaphysics of Virtual Reality (OUP, 1993) and the ground-breaking Electric Language (1987).
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • 1: VR 101

  • 2: Virtual Realism

  • 3: The Art of Virtual Reality

  • 4: Interactive Design: Tunnel or Spiral?

  • 5: InfoEcology

  • 6: Nature and Cyberspace

  • 7: AWS and UFOs

  • Notes on Artists and Art Works

  • Vocabulary of Virtual Realism

  • Bibliography for Further Reading

  • Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2000
Genre: Informatik
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780195138740
ISBN-10: 0195138740
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Heim, Michael
Hersteller: Oxford University Press
Maße: 229 x 152 x 16 mm
Von/Mit: Michael Heim
Erscheinungsdatum: 13.04.2000
Gewicht: 0,434 kg
Artikel-ID: 130036808
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