• Title: Fantasies of Virtual Reality: Untangling Fiction, Fact, and Threat
• Author(s) Marcus Carter, Ben Egliston
• Publisher: The MIT Press (September 10, 2024); eBook (Creative Commons Licensed)
• License(s): Creative Commons License (CC)
• Hardcover: 184 pages
• eBook: PDF and PDF Files
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0262549166
• ISBN-13: 978-0262549165
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Book Description

Virtual Reality is the next new frontier for Silicon Valley. The fantasies that underpin common perceptions of Virtual Reality - and what we need to know about VR’s potential risks as well as its opportunities.

• Marcus Carter is Professor in Human-Computer Interaction at the University of Sydney and an Australian Research Council Future Fellow.

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