1st Edition

Covering Extended Reality Technologies in the Media

By Emma Kaylee Graves Copyright 2024
184 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

184 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

184 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book presents a study of the news coverage of extended reality technologies (virtual, augmented and mixed reality; or XR) and how this news corresponds with the marketing of XR products. Focusing on a group of recently emerging technological products, the book offers in-depth analysis of the news coverage of XR technologies and explores the overlap between news discourse and promotional... Read more

1. Introduction

2. Extended Reality Technologies: History and Context

3. An Overview of XR News Coverage

4. Framing the Characteristics of XR: Immersion and Transcendence

5. Framing XR as an Innovation: Newness and Quality

6. Framing a Satisfying User Experience

7. Evaluative Framing of XR

8. Conclusion

Biography

Emma Kaylee Graves is Senior Lecturer in Media and Communications at Canterbury Christ Church University.