Oxford handbook of virtuality

By:

Grimshaw, Mark [Ed.]

Publication details: New York: Oxford University Press, 2015.Description: viii, 324p.: pbk.: 24cmISBN:

9780190270353

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

006.8 GRI

Summary: An anthology of thinking on virtuality from the perspective of a variety of philosophical and applied fields of study, the Oxford Handbook of Virtuality comprises 44 chapters covering topics such as presence, immersion, emotion, ethics, virtual utopias and dystopias, image, sound, literature, AI, law, economics, education, medical and military applications, religion, and sex. A variety of views on virtuality is offered from each discipline represented, and the relationships between virtuality and reality and actuality are extensively debated. The book is thematically ordered across the following sections: The Foundations of Virtuality; Psychology and Perception; Culture and Society; Sound; Image; Economy and Law; A-Life and Artificial Intelligence; Technology and Applications; and Utopia and Dystopia. There is an introduction and afterword and extensive illustrations both in the book and on the companion website (www.oup.com/us/ohov) that, in addition, has audio and video material. https://academic.oup.com/edited-volume/28128

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
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An anthology of thinking on virtuality from the perspective of a variety of philosophical and applied fields of study, the Oxford Handbook of Virtuality comprises 44 chapters covering topics such as presence, immersion, emotion, ethics, virtual utopias and dystopias, image, sound, literature, AI, law, economics, education, medical and military applications, religion, and sex. A variety of views on virtuality is offered from each discipline represented, and the relationships between virtuality and reality and actuality are extensively debated. The book is thematically ordered across the following sections: The Foundations of Virtuality; Psychology and Perception; Culture and Society; Sound; Image; Economy and Law; A-Life and Artificial Intelligence; Technology and Applications; and Utopia and Dystopia. There is an introduction and afterword and extensive illustrations both in the book and on the companion website (www.oup.com/us/ohov) that, in addition, has audio and video material.

https://academic.oup.com/edited-volume/28128

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