Glimpses of Heaven, Visions of Hell: Virtual Reality and Its Implications

by Barrie Sherman (Author), Phillip Judkins (Author)

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  Hardcover
  1992

  $3.47

  Written for the non-technical reader who wants to keep up with the latest developments, the book identifies the positive and negative aspects of virtual reality and the psychological, moral, social, criminal, political, religious, economic and legal implications that will arise from its development. The authors look at the technology - at what has been developed and what is in the pipeline for the near future and beyond. Uses, from the workplace, to education, to the military and medical establishments and in the wilder shores of recreation are visited and their consequences examined. Barrie Sherman is a lecturer, journalist and writer who has published work in The Times , TES , Guardian , Today , New Statesmen and contributed to television documentaries. Phil Judkins is Managing Director of Group Management Services for the Provincial Group PLC.

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  Paperback
  1993

  $3.24

  This is an examination of the most significant advance in applied technology since the invention of the micro-computer - virtual reality. Never has there been a technology so capable of deceit and abuse than that which is being developed in visual information technology systems today. The authors ask what virtual reality is and the effects it may have on our lives. They look at the technology, finance, designers, maufacturers and users; and at the consequences of VR in the workplace, in education, in military and medical establishments and on the wider shores of recreation. Written for the non-technical reader, the book aims to identify the positive and negative aspects of this new technology and the psychological, social and ethical questions that will arise from its development.