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Defying Reality

Defying Reality The Inside Story of the Virtual Reality Revolution

Paperback (17 Jul 2018)

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Publisher's Synopsis

No longer just a mainstay of science fiction, VR has seen recent success with companies such as Oculus, Sony, and HTC. But little is known about its history, which reaches back decades. Ewalt chronicles its origins in Cold War military laboratories, and traces it through decades of hype and failed products, to a teenage gamer whose advancements made the recent breakthroughs in VR possible. Writing for a mainstream audience as well as technology enthusiasts, Ewalt offers a unique perspective on how VR got here, where it's going, and how and why it will change the way we live.

About the Publisher

Blue Rider Press

Blue Rider Press, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA), was launched in January 2011 and publishes an eclectic mix of hardcover fiction and nonfiction titles, reflecting President and Publisher David Rosenthal's wide range of interests, including suspense fiction, popular biography, literary novels, humor, music, and contemporary politics. The Blue Rider, or in German, Der Blaue Reiter, was an iconoclastic 20th Century movement in music and painting now seen as a driving force of modern art. Established in Munich, Germany in 1911, The Blue Rider was a loose association of painters determined to promote individual expression and break free of any conventional artistic restraints.

Book information

ISBN: 9780735215672
Publisher: Penguin Random House Group
Imprint: Blue Rider Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 006.8
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 288
Weight: 346g
Height: 152mm
Width: 227mm
Spine width: 22mm