Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Immersive EnclosureCondition: NewSubtitle: Virtual Reality in JapanAuthor: Paul RoquetFormat: HardbackISBN-10: 0231205341EAN: 9780231205344ISBN: 9780231205344Publisher: Columbia University PressGenre: Computing & InternetRelease Date: 05/24/2022Description: Winner, 2023 Lewis Mumford Award for Outstanding Scholarship in the Ecology of Technics, Media Ecology AssociationAlthough virtual reality promises to immerse a person in another world, its true power lies in its ability to sever a person’s spatial situatedness in this one. This is especially clear in Japan, where the VR headset has been embraced as a way to block off existing social environments and reroute perception into more malleable virtual platforms. Is immersion just another name for enclosure?In this groundbreaking analysis of virtual reality, Paul Roquet uncovers how the technology is reshaping the politics of labor, gender, home, and nation. He examines how VR in Japan diverged from American militarism and techno-utopian visions and became a tool for renegotiating personal space. Individuals turned to the VR headset to immerse themselves in three-dimensional worlds drawn from manga, video games, and genre literature. The Japanese government promised VR-operated robots would enable a new era of remote work, targeting those who could not otherwise leave home. Middle-aged men and corporate brands used VR to reimagine themselves through the virtual bodies of anime-styled teenage girls. At a time when digital platforms continue to encroach on everyday life, The Immersive Enclosure takes a critical look at these attempts to jettison existing social realities and offers a bold new approach for understanding the media environments to come.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmRelease Year: 2022 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: The Immersive Enclosure
Title: The Immersive Enclosure
Subtitle: Virtual Reality in Japan
ISBN-10: 0231205341
EAN: 9780231205344
ISBN: 9780231205344
Genre: Computing & Internet
Release Date: 05/24/2022
Release Year: 2022
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Number of Pages: 264 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Immersive Enclosure : Virtual Reality in Japan
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Subject: Media Studies, Asia / Japan, Sociology / General, Digital Media / Video & Animation
Publication Year: 2022
Item Height: 0.7 in
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 16.1 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Subject Area: Computers, Social Science, History
Author: Paul Roquet
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Hardcover