{"product_id":"narrative-as-virtual-reality-2-9781421417974","title":"Narrative as Virtual Reality 2","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFollowing the cognitive approaches that have rehabilitated immersion as the product of fundamental processes of world-construction and mental simulation, she details the many forms that interactivity has taken-or hopes to take-in digital texts, from determining the presentation of signs to affecting the level of story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe revised structure of this second edition helps us navigate the various stops on the tour of virtual narratives on which Ryan energetically and lucidly leads us. As with the first edition, this should be vital reading for anyone interested in fiction and technology, and the technologies of fiction.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBritish Society for Literature and Science\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Figures and Tables\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. The Two (and Thousand) Faces of the Virtual\u003cbr\u003e2. Virtual Reality as Dream and as Technology\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3. The Text as World\u003cbr\u003e4. Varieties of Immersion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5. The Text as World versus the Text as Game\u003cbr\u003e6. Texts without Worlds\u003cbr\u003e7. The Many Forms of Interactivity\u003cbr\u003e8. Hypertext\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9. Participatory Interactivity from Life Situations to Drama\u003cbr\u003e10. Chasing the Dream of the Immersive, Interactive Narrative\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eWorks Cited\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408117211479,"sku":"9781421417974","price":27.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781421417974.jpg?v=1730501648","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/narrative-as-virtual-reality-2-9781421417974","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}