Virtual Reality: Cognitive Foundations, Technological Issues and Philosophical Implications - Couverture souple

Edlinger, Karl; Riegler, Alexander; Peschl, Markus; Fleck, Günther

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 3631383452 ISBN 13 : 9783631383452

Editeur : Peter Lang AG, 2001

Synopsis

The concept of "virtuality" has introduced a completely new mode of representing, presenting, as well as acquiring knowledge. The present collection of papers acknowledges this development and gives a survey over the most important developments, issues, and foundations from an interdisciplinary perspective. This book intends to enlarge the definition of virtual reality in order to go beyond the toy character it may still have in the public. The contributions show that virtuality has not only been successfully applied in various technical and medical domains but also touches basic philosophical problems and questions related to cognitive science. In fact, developing the concept of virtuality further will be the key to many challenges in both theoretical and technical domains.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

The Editor : Alexander Riegler obtained his Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science in 1995 at the Vienna University of Technology, on the basis of a dissertation about Constructivist Artificial Life. His academic interests include cognitive science, philosophy of science, and research in biological and cognitive complexity. He has been working at the universities of Vienna, Zurich, and Brussels.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Peter Lang AG
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3631383452
• ISBN 13: 9783631383452
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 262
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible