IE

The Immersive Enclosure: Virtual Reality in Japan

Paul Roquet

Technology & society

The Immersive Enclosure: Virtual Reality in Japan

By Paul Roquet, associate professor of media studies and Japan studies and the Mitsui Career Development Professor in Contemporary Technology

Columbia University Press · 2022

Roquet's analysis of virtual reality uncovers how it is reshaping the politics of labor, gender, home, and nation. He examines how VR in Japan diverged from American militarism and techno-utopian visions, becoming a tool for renegotiating personal space. When digital platforms continue encroaching on everyday life, "The Immersive Enclosure" takes a critical look at attempts to jettison existing social realities and offers a bold new approach for understanding the media environments to come.

From Summer 2022 recommended reading from MIT (MIT News). Cover image via Google Books.