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Focusing on the mid-2010s Los Angeles community, the book explores how storytellers and tech innovators viewed virtual reality as a potential "empathy machine" to address societal issues. Lisa Messeri examines the impact of movements like #MeToo and the challenges posed by the Trump administration, highlighting the community's belief that VR, especially when led by marginalized voices, could foster a better world. However, she critiques the notion that a singular VR experience can heal complex social realities, revealing the tension between idealism and the multifaceted nature of truth.
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In the Land of the Unreal, Lisa Messeri
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- 2024
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- Subtitle
- Virtual and Other Realities in Los Angeles
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Lisa Messeri
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Released
- 2024
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 308
- ISBN13
- 9781478025979
- Series
- Tags
- Ethnography
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- Focusing on the mid-2010s Los Angeles community, the book explores how storytellers and tech innovators viewed virtual reality as a potential "empathy machine" to address societal issues. Lisa Messeri examines the impact of movements like #MeToo and the challenges posed by the Trump administration, highlighting the community's belief that VR, especially when led by marginalized voices, could foster a better world. However, she critiques the notion that a singular VR experience can heal complex social realities, revealing the tension between idealism and the multifaceted nature of truth.