{"product_id":"virtual-realities-case-studies-in-immersion-and-phenomenology-9783030825461","title":"Virtual Realities: Case Studies in Immersion and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eVirtual Realities\u003c\/i\u003e presents a ground-breaking application of phenomenology as a critical method to explore the impact of immersive media. Specific case studies examine 360-degree documentary productions about trauma, virtual military simulations, VR exposure therapy for anxiety and posttraumatic stress disorder, and the emerging debate about regulating violent content in immersive media gaming. By addressing these texts primarily as experiences, \u003ci\u003eVirtual Realities \u003c\/i\u003edeploys an analytic and critical methodology that is sensitive to the bodily and cognitive impact of immersive media, especially via the body of an appropriately attentive researcher-critic. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ci\u003eVirtual Realities\u003c\/i\u003e provokes a rethinking of many of the taken-for-granted ideas and assumptions circulating in the field of immersive media. These include concepts of empathy, embodiment, the affective impact of textual and immersive properties on the users’ experience, as well as the “gee-whizz” mentality often associated with approaches to the medium. The case studies provide fresh engagement with immersive media such as cinematic VR at a time when dominant attitudes about the technology display an evangelical fascination with VR and other mixed realities as inexorably beneficial. \u003ci\u003eVirtual Realities\u003c\/i\u003e makes a compelling case for VR-phenomenology to be employed as a methodology by humanities scholars and also in cross-disciplinary applications of immersive media in fields such as psychology, human-computer interaction studies and the health sciences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1 Introduction\u003cp\u003e2 Phenomenology and the Virtual Reality Researcher-Critic\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3 On the Excitement of Measuring the Virtual Reality Audience\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4 Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e5 Virtual Reality, Trauma and Empathy\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e6 Regulation of Violent Content in Virtual Reality\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e7 Conclusion\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland AG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51021124600151,"sku":"9783030825461","price":49.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9783030825461.jpg?v=1750785235","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/virtual-realities-case-studies-in-immersion-and-phenomenology-9783030825461","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}