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In the land of the unreal : virtual and other realities in Los Angeles / Lisa Messeri.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Messeri, Lisa, 1982- author.
- Series:
- e-Duke books scholarly collection
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Virtual reality--Social aspects--California--Los Angeles.
- Virtual reality.
- Women in technology--California--Los Angeles.
- Women in technology.
- Technological innovations--Social aspects--California--Los Angeles.
- Technological innovations.
- Fantasy in mass media.
- Mass media and technology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xix, 287 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Durham : Duke University Press, 2024.
- Summary:
- "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 being somewhere or someone else that is associated with virtual reality as a technology, and the fantasy of representation wherein VR could be led by women and others underrepresented and disenfranchised in adjacent industries. Taking as its premise the idea that virtual reality can help make sense of the world around us and influence our comprehension of reality, In the Land of the Unreal considers the global reality crisis that permeates anxieties emergent in VR development. In doing so, Messeri argues for a "tech otherwise" in the unique entertainment environment of Los Angeles that thinks beyond the constraints built by Big Tech"-- Provided by publisher.
- 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.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Messeri, Lisa, 1982- In the land of the unreal.
- ISBN:
- 9781478059226
- 1478059222
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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