A sense of space: Virtual reality, authenticity and the aural
- 1 September 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Critical Studies in Mass Communication
- Vol. 10 (3) , 238-252
- https://doi.org/10.1080/15295039309366866
Abstract
This paper re‐examines the history of the apprehension, consumption and production of reality by means of the aural in light of developments in virtual reality technology. It argues that virtual reality has long been a domain of audio technology and that by acknowledging and examining its roots in aural media its connections to the discourse of authenticity are made clear. It proposes that critical analysis of virtual reality must make explicit its undeclared nature as a mediated and symbolic creation.Keywords
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