This volume addresses virtual reality (VR)--a tantalizing communication medium whose
essence challenges our most deeply held notions of what communication is or can be. The …

The “MEDIA”? You often read or hear reference to this mammoth, wired, humming beast. But
this popular usage of the word “media” can be misleading. The phrase is sometimes used to …

The year is 1941. Engineers and industrialists are introducing a new medium to the country.
Few can predict the significant influence of this new gadget with the odd name “television.” …

Technological advances in the forms of human communication will undoubtedly be listed
among the major achievements of the 20th century. Widespread growth in computer …

When anything new comes along, everyone, like a child discovering the world, thinks that
they've invented it, but you scratch a little and you find a caveman scratching on a wall is …

In this article, we provide the nontechnical reader with a fundamental understanding of the
components of virtual reality (VR) and a thorough discussion of the role VR has played in …

Virtual reality (VR) has typically been portrayed as a medium, like telephone or television.
This new medium is typically defined in terms of a particular collection of technological …

“Virtual environments... are communication media,” says 21 NASA scientist, Stephen
Ellis,“Like other media, they have both physical and abstract components”(Ellis, 1991, p …

METHODS There were 787 respondents who offered their reactions to and opinions about
four different VR experiences. Two were studies of entertainment VR installations (one …

Virtual reality (VR) is usually described by the media as a particular collection of
technological hardware: a computer capable of 3-D real-time animation, a head-mounted …