Virtual Art : From Illusion to Immersion (Leonardo Books)
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From Scientific American
The computer's ability to immerse a user in virtual image spaces "is not the revolutionary innovation its protagonists are fond of interpreting it to be," Grau writes. "The idea of virtual reality only appears to be without a history; in fact, it rests firmly on historical art traditions." Grau (lecturer in art history at Humboldt University in Berlin, associate professor at the Kunstuniversität Linz in Austria and leader of the German Science Foundation's project on immersive art) traces the lineage of virtual reality as far back as the frescoes of a villa in Pompeii. Many illustrations amplify the argument.
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"Grau traces the lineage of virtual reality as far back as the frescoes of a villa in Pompeii." -- Scientific American
"Oliver Grau has given us one of the more fascinating works this year." -- Guy Van Belle, European Photography
"Highly original ..." -- Alison Abbott, Nature
"Grau has created a volume that will likely be used as a canonical text in the study of virtual reality...." -- Patrick Lichty, Intelligent Agent
"...Virtual Art: From Illusion to Immersion puts forth the sort of provocative insights that any Newromancer fan can appreciate." -- Wired
Virtual Art : From Illusion to Immersion (Leonardo Books)
Virtual Art : From Illusion to Immersion (Leonardo Books),Oliver Grau,The MIT Press,0262572230,Art,Art & Art Instruction,Assemblage Art,Computers,Digital & Video,General,Graphic Arts - General,Techniques - General,Virtual Reality,Art / General
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