In the land of the unreal : virtual & other realities in Los Angeles

In the land of the unreal : virtual & other realities in Los Angeles /

"In the Land of the Unreal is an ethnography of virtual reality (VR) technologies and their associated industries in Los Angeles. Lisa Messeri analyzes the role of fantasy in technological endeavors: the fantasy of place where Los Angeles is a foil to Silicon Valley, the empathetic fantasy of b...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Messeri, Lisa, 1982- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Durham : Duke University Press, 2024.
Subjects:
Virtual reality > Social aspects > California > Los Angeles.
Women in technology > California > Los Angeles.
Technological innovations > Social aspects > California > Los Angeles.
Fantasy in mass media.
Mass media and technology.
Technological innovations > Social aspects.
Virtual reality > Social aspects.
Women in technology.
Virtual reality.
Technological innovations.
California > Los Angeles.
Table of Contents:
  • Desert of the unreal : histories, futures, and industries of reality repair
  • Realities otherwise : understanding VR by experiencing LA
  • Tinseltown and technology : producing virtual reality in the dream factory
  • Being and the other : dismantling the façade of the empathy machine
  • Special affect : an empathy machine otherwise
  • VR's feminine mystique : a technology of the #MeToo Moment
  • making innovation women's work : storytelling and worldbuilding for a "tech" otherwise.

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