Future Presence
How Virtual Reality Is Changing Human Connection, Intimacy, and the Limits of Ordinary Life
$38.72
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
4 August 2020
Summary
A Wired senior editor and virtual reality expert presents a captivating, candid glimpse into the future “realities” of this emerging technology: how we will use it to form previously impossible relationships, explore new frontiers of intimacy, and how it will forever change human connection.
Heralded as the most significant technological innovation since the smartphone, virtual reality is poised to transform our very notions of life and humanity. Though this tech is st…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780062566706 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0062566709 |
| Author: | Peter Rubin |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers Inc |
| Imprint: | HarperOne |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 4 August 2020 |
| Weight: | 215g |
| Dimensions: | 16mm x 135mm x 203mm |
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Critics Review
“Through his work as a journalist, Peter Rubin has already made a considerable impact on how both consumers and industry players should think about virtual reality. Now with Future Presence, he’s taking it a step further to get at the heart of why everyone – not just gamers, technophiles, or sci-fi fans – should be excited about VR and how it will change their lives.” — Shuhei Yoshida, President of Worldwide Studios at PlayStation“With Future Presence, Peter Rubin gets at the heart of why everyone – not just gamers, technophiles, or sci-fi fans – should be excited about Virtual Reality and how it will change their lives.” — Shuhei Yoshida, President of Worldwide Studios at PlayStation“We’ve seen the power of technology to bring people together. But VR is radicalizing the very meaning of togetherness, technology—even ‘people.’ This book is like talking to your smartest, funniest friend about technology over drinks at your local bar. And you might need a drink to ready your body—because the future is now.” — Aisha Tyler, director, actor, podcaster, and New York Times bestselling author of Self Inflicted Wounds“A cool, smart take on virtual reality. Peter Rubin approaches a deliriously infinite topic not only with brain, but with heart.” — Jaron Lanier, author of Dawn of the New Everything: Encounters with Reality and Virtual Reality and godfather of VR“This book is like talking to your smartest, funniest friend about technology over drinks at your local bar. And you might need a drink to ready your body—because the future is now.” — Aisha Tyler, director, actor, podcaster, and New York Times bestselling author of Self-Inflicted Wounds
Peter Rubin
Peter Rubin oversees WIRED’s culture coverage in the magazine and online. In 2014, his cover story on Oculus introduced readers to the rebirth of virtual reality, and Rubin has since written frequently about the evolution of VR and its many applications. Prior to arriving at WIRED in 2011, he was a feature writer and editor for more than a decade, penning cover stories for GQ, Elle, Details, Good, and many other publications.
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