Research
Book:
Future Presence: How Virtual Reality is Changing Human Connection, Intimacy and the Limits of Ordinary Life, Peter Rubin
This book Gives us a glimpse into what the future of how emerging technologies will be used. Rubin explorers How the previous ways of connecting with each other will change, and how new relationships could be formed. He talks about how VR puts you inside another world, and explores how VR tricks the mind into believing the experience is real, and how this is changing the way humans relate to themselves and others.
Peter Rubin explores how Virtual reality has evolved significantly, and how the feeling of “presence” is crucial to its development. He talk about how VR can help with stress and mindfulness, create intimacy, and transform storytelling and gaming. How Facebook is investing in VR’s potential and explores how touch lags behind other senses in VR. He also discusses the concerns about VR’s impact on pornography, and what the impact of VR and AR could mean for the future.