Augmented Reality

Unboxing Tech's Next Big Thing

Mark Pesce

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English

Polity Press
06 November 2020

Impact of science & technology on society; Ethical & social aspects of computing; Virtual reality

Slated as ‘the next big thing in tech’, augmented reality promises to take the screen out of our hands and wrap it around the world via ‘smart spectacles’. As a pervasive, invisible interface between the world and our senses, AR offers unparalleled capacity to reveal hidden digital depths, but it also comes at a cost to our privacy, our property, and our reality.

In this crucial and provocative book, Mark Pesce draws on over thirty years’ experience to offer the first mainstream exploration of augmented reality. He discusses the exciting and beneficial features of AR as well as the issues and risks raised by this still-emerging technology – a technology that moulds us by shaping what we see and hear.

Augmented Reality is essential reading for anyone interested in the growing influence of this impressive but deeply concerning technology. As the book reveals, reality - once augmented - will never be the same.

By: Mark Pesce
Imprint: Polity Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 218mm, Width: 142mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 340g
ISBN: 9781509540938
ISBN 10: 1509540938
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 06 November 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgments Introduction: A Riot in Rhodes 1 The Will to Empower 2 Surveillance Status 3 The Last Days of Reality 4 The Web Wide World 5 Setting the World to Writes Conclusion: No Feint but What We Make Index

Mark Pesce is an inventor, author, educator, entrepreneur, broadcaster and futurist.

Reviews for Augmented Reality: Unboxing Tech's Next Big Thing

This is the story of how we came to live in an increasingly augmented reality and what this might mean for the future of being human, told by one of this technology's most brilliant and playful pioneers. Thrilling, scary, hopeful, and required reading. Douglas Rushkoff, author of Present Shock: When Everything Happens and Team Human A must-read for those who are both fascinated by digital technology and fearful of its implications. Mark makes a deeply technical topic accessible to any reader, and catalogs the key insights and innovations that led to where we are now: on the cusp of the most significant technological advancement in history-- and possibly the most dangerously invasive and manipulative tool ever created. Tony Parisi, VR pioneer and Head of AR/VR Ad Innovation at Unity Technologies