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Get Real: A Philosophical Adventure in Virtual Reality
Philip Zhai
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Description for Get Real: A Philosophical Adventure in Virtual Reality
hardcover. A unique and highly controversial defense of the possibilities in our new technologies to expand our idea of what is real. Zhai's explanation of the role significance of virtual reality is eye-openeing and completely original. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GPFC; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 503.
Is virtual reality merely a video game that consumes and distracts the player immersed in its simulations? Or is it an immaterial world, rich in meaning, beckoning people to a better future world inside computers? In Get Real: A Philosophical Adventure in Virtual Reality, Philip Zhai tackles these questions with keen logical analysis and concludes by advocating a stance that transcends these two opposing view of virtual reality. Zhai argues that the combination of three technologies—digital simulation, sensory immersion, and functional teleoperation—in a well-coordinated manner amounts to a re-creation of the whole empirically perceived universe. His analysis of the nature ... Read more
Is virtual reality merely a video game that consumes and distracts the player immersed in its simulations? Or is it an immaterial world, rich in meaning, beckoning people to a better future world inside computers? In Get Real: A Philosophical Adventure in Virtual Reality, Philip Zhai tackles these questions with keen logical analysis and concludes by advocating a stance that transcends these two opposing view of virtual reality. Zhai argues that the combination of three technologies—digital simulation, sensory immersion, and functional teleoperation—in a well-coordinated manner amounts to a re-creation of the whole empirically perceived universe. His analysis of the nature ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780847689835
SKU
V9780847689835
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About Philip Zhai
Philip Zhai has degrees in both philosophy (Ph.D) and engineering (B.S.), and is a professor of philosophy at Muhlenberg College. He is the author of The Radical Choice and Moral Theory (Kluwer).
Reviews for Get Real: A Philosophical Adventure in Virtual Reality
The book is a philosophical joyride supported by solid scholarship . . .The author combines analysis with insight into things that matter . . . First-rate . . . written with clarity, verve, and insight.
Michael Hein, author of The Metaphysics of Virtual Reality Get Real has the potential to become a landmark in both philosophy and virtual reality. ... Read more
Michael Hein, author of The Metaphysics of Virtual Reality Get Real has the potential to become a landmark in both philosophy and virtual reality. ... Read more