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Virtual Art: From Illusion to Immersion » (Revised & Expanded)

Book cover image of Virtual Art: From Illusion to Immersion by Oliver Grau

Authors: Oliver Grau, Roger F. Malina (Editor), Gloria Custance (Translator), Gloria Custance
ISBN-13: 9780262572231, ISBN-10: 0262572230
Format: Paperback
Publisher: MIT Press
Date Published: October 2004
Edition: Revised & Expanded

Author Biography: Oliver Grau

Oliver Grau is Professor for Image Science and Dean of the Department for Cultural Studies, Danube University Krems. He is the author of Virtual Art: From Illusion to Immersion (MIT Press, 2003), editor of Mediale Emotionen (2005) and founder of the pioneering international digital art archive www.virtualart.at.

Book Synopsis

An overview of the art historical antecedents to virtual reality and the impact of virtual reality on contemporary conceptions of art.

	Series Foreword
	Foreword
	Acknowledgments
Ch. 1	Introduction	2
Ch. 2	Historic Spaces of Illusion	24
Ch. 3	The Panorama of the Battle of Sedan: Obedience through Presence	90
Ch. 4	Intermedia Stages of Virtual Reality in the Twentieth Century: Art as Inspiration of Evolving Media	140
Ch. 5	Virtual Art - Digital! The Natural Interface	192
Ch. 6	Spaces of Knowledge	212
Ch. 7	Telepresence: Art and History of an Idea	270
Ch. 8	Evolution	296
Ch. 9	Perspectives	338
	References	352
	Author Index	402
	Subject Index	408