{"product_id":"book-casg","title":"Dawn of the New Everything","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[Oliver Wyman] narrates in a reflective tone that fits well with Lanier's mix of recollections, philosophy, and explanations of technology...Lanier takes the listener through VR breakthroughs like Nintendo's Power Glove and delves into the psychology involved in the VR experience.\" — \u003ci\u003eAudioFile Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this captivating audiobook, Jaron Lanier —The father of virtual reality — explains its dazzling possibilities by reflecting on his own lifelong relationship with technology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBridging the gap between tech mania and the experience of being inside the human body\u003ci\u003e, Dawn of the New Everything\u003c\/i\u003e is a look at what it means to be human at a moment of unprecedented technological possibility. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough a fascinating look back over his life in technology, Jaron Lanier, an interdisciplinary scientist and father of the term “virtual reality,” exposes VR’s ability to illuminate and amplify our understanding of our species, and gives listeners a new perspective on how the brain and body connect to the world. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn inventive blend of autobiography, science writing, philosophy and advice, this audiobook tells the wild story of his personal and professional life as a scientist, from his childhood in the UFO territory of New Mexico, to the loss of his mother, the founding of the first start-up, and finally becoming a world-renowned technological guru.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnderstanding virtual reality as being both a scientific and cultural adventure, Lanier demonstrates it to be a humanistic setting for technology. While his previous publications offered a more critical view of social media and other manifestations of technology, in this audiobook he argues that virtual reality can actually make our lives richer and fuller.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49382500401456,"sku":"BDcasg","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/251481-casg-Square.jpg?v=1735046286","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-casg","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}