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Record Nr.

UNINA9910829103303321

Titolo

Immersed in media : telepresence in everyday life / / edited by Cheryl Campanella Bracken & Paul D. Skalski

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2010

ISBN

1-135-84988-9

1-135-84989-7

1-282-59577-6

9786612595776

0-203-89233-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (273 p.)

Collana

Routledge communication series

Altri autori (Persone)

BrackenCheryl Campanella

SkalskiPaul D

Disciplina

302.23

Soggetti

Mass media - Technological innovations

Telepresence

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures and Tables; Contributors; Acknowledgments; Preface; Part I Telepresence and Entertainment Media; Chaper 1 Telepresence in Everyday Life: An Introduction; Chaper 2 Film: The Original Immersive Medium; Chaper 3 Telepresence and Television; Chaper 4 Computers and Telepresence: A Ghost in the Machine?; Chaper 5 Presence in Video Games; Part II Telepresence and Effects of Media; Chaper 6 Telepresence and Persuasion; Chaper 7 Telepresence and Media Entertainment; Chaper 8 Telepresence and Media Effects Research; Part III The Future of Telepresence

Chaper 9 Mediated Presence in the FutureChaper 10 The Promise and Peril of Telepresence; Chaper 11 Popular Media and Telepresence: Future Considerations; Author Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

""Over the next few decades, immersive media could fundamentally change the ways humans engage in entertainment, communication, and social interaction. The current volume takes a step towards understanding this potential paradigm shift, combining insights from



pioneers of the field of 'presence' with bright young scholars who bring a new perspective."" --Jeremy Bailenson, Stanford University, USA ""This book provides an indispensable contribution to scholars in communication studies, computer science and psychology interested in the modes of being present in different media, and offers a caref