Virtual Experience: The Impact of Mediated Communication in a Democratic Society.

Swartz, James D.; Hatcher, Tim

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ERIC Number: EJ534443

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Publication Date: 1996

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Virtual Experience: The Impact of Mediated Communication in a Democratic Society.

Swartz, James D.; Hatcher, Tim

Educational Technology, v36 n6 p40-44 Nov-Dec 1996

Defines virtual experience as machine-based experience, of which virtual reality is a subconcept. Topics include a history of virtual experience; criticism of the influence of machine-mediated experiences such as computer games; virtual reality environments; and Heidegger's views on technology. (LRW)

Descriptors: Computer Games, Computer Mediated Communication, Criticism, Man Machine Systems, Social Influences, Virtual Reality

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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