Possible Worlds: The Social Dynamic of Virtual Reality Technology

ISBN-10
0813329566
ISBN-13
9780813329567
Series
Possible Worlds
Category
Human-computer interaction
Pages
203
Language
English
Published
1996
Author
Ralph Schroeder

Description

Virtual reality has rapidly become one of the most exciting new computer technologies - exercising a strong hold on the popular imagination, attracting hundreds of researchers, and spawning a booming industry. This study explores the social implications of VR technology. It traces the history of VR and then relates it to general issues in the study of the effects of new information and communication technologies. The book examines VR's relationship to advanced research and development, to education and the entertainment industries, and finally to cyberpunk and youth culture. It also challenges conventional ideas in the sociology of science and technology and develops a realist and Weberian approach to the social dynamic of new technologies. Possible Worlds is the first book to examine the social aspects of virtual reality and provides a comprehensive understanding of this complex technology.

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