Dawn of the New Everything Encounters with Reality and Virtual Reality
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The father of virtual reality explains its dazzling possibilities by reflecting on his own lifelong relationship with technology.
Named one of the best books of 2017 by
The Economist,
The Wall Street Journal, &
Vox
"A deeply human, highly personal, and beautifully told story." -Dave Eggers
Bridging the gap between tech mania and the experience of being inside the human body
, Dawn of the New Everything is a look at what it means to be human at a moment of unprecedented technological possibility.
Through a fascinating look back over his life in technology, Jaron Lanier, an interdisciplinary scientist and father of the term "virtual reality," exposes VR's ability to illuminate and amplify our understanding of our species, and gives readers a new perspective on how the brain and body connect to the world. An inventive blend of autobiography, science writing, philosophy and advice, this book tells the wild story of his personal and professional life as a scientist, from his childhood in the UFO territory of New Mexico, to the loss of his mother, the founding of the first start-up, and finally becoming a world-renowned technological guru.
Understanding virtual reality as being both a scientific and cultural adventure, Lanier demonstrates it to be a humanistic setting for technology. While his previous books offered a more critical view of social media and other manifestations of technology, in this book he argues that virtual reality can actually make our lives richer and fuller.
"A highly eccentric memoir that traces the author's quest for VR back to its roots, not as some sort of geeky engineering challenge but as a feeling he had as a child of being overwhelmed by the magic of the universe." -
The Wall Street Journal
"Intimate and idiosyncratic... quirky and fascinating... Lanier's vivid and creative imagination is a distinct character in this book... His vision is humanistic, and he insists that the most important goal of developing virtual reality is human connection." -
The New York Times Book Review
Named one of the best books of 2017 by
The Economist,
The Wall Street Journal, &
Vox
"A deeply human, highly personal, and beautifully told story." -Dave Eggers
Bridging the gap between tech mania and the experience of being inside the human body
, Dawn of the New Everything is a look at what it means to be human at a moment of unprecedented technological possibility.
Through a fascinating look back over his life in technology, Jaron Lanier, an interdisciplinary scientist and father of the term "virtual reality," exposes VR's ability to illuminate and amplify our understanding of our species, and gives readers a new perspective on how the brain and body connect to the world. An inventive blend of autobiography, science writing, philosophy and advice, this book tells the wild story of his personal and professional life as a scientist, from his childhood in the UFO territory of New Mexico, to the loss of his mother, the founding of the first start-up, and finally becoming a world-renowned technological guru.
Understanding virtual reality as being both a scientific and cultural adventure, Lanier demonstrates it to be a humanistic setting for technology. While his previous books offered a more critical view of social media and other manifestations of technology, in this book he argues that virtual reality can actually make our lives richer and fuller.
"A highly eccentric memoir that traces the author's quest for VR back to its roots, not as some sort of geeky engineering challenge but as a feeling he had as a child of being overwhelmed by the magic of the universe." -
The Wall Street Journal
"Intimate and idiosyncratic... quirky and fascinating... Lanier's vivid and creative imagination is a distinct character in this book... His vision is humanistic, and he insists that the most important goal of developing virtual reality is human connection." -
The New York Times Book Review
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