Infinite Reality

Avatars, Eternal Life, New Worlds, and the Dawn of the Virtual Revolution

By: Jim Blascovich, Jeremy Bailenson

Narrated by: John Pruden

“Enough with speculation about our digital future. Infinite Reality is the straight dope on what is and isn’t happening to us right now, from two of the only scientists working on the boundaries between real life and its virtual extensions.”
—Douglas Rushkoff, author of Program or Be Programmed

Can our brains recognize where ""reality"" ends and ""virtual"" begins? Where will technology lead us in five, fifty, or five hundred years? An unrivaled guide to our digital future that has been cited by the Supreme Court, Infinite Reality is a mind-bending ""journey through the virtual universe"" (Wall Street Journal). Jim Blascovich and Jeremy Bailenson, two pioneering authorities, explore the profound potential of emerging technologies and reveal how our brains behave in digital worlds.

Along the way, Bailenson and Blascovich examine the timeless philosophical questions of the self and ""reality"" that arise through the digital experience; explain how virtual reality's latest and future forms—including immersive video games and social-networking sites—will soon be seamlessly integrated into our lives; show the many surprising practical applications of virtual reality, from education and medicine to sex and warfare; and probe further-off possibilities like ""total personality downloads"" that would allow your great-great-grandchildren to have a conversation with ""you"" a century or more after your death.

Equally fascinating, farsighted, and profound, Infinite Reality is an essential guide to our virtual future, where the experience of being human will be deeply transformed.

Scary And Ambitious

A great contemporary book about the future of our world. Even offline, the Internet changes everything. Jump on or get left behind. Whether you're a religious person, a fun lover, explorer, technophile, businessman, entrepreneur, freelancer, philosopher, or any or non of them, this is an important book that should never be overlooked.

Heads up on the current future

Would you consider the audio edition of Infinite Reality to be better than the print version?

Its easier to listen than it is to turn pages

What was one of the most memorable moments of Infinite Reality?

Learning what I didnt know. Added to my knowledge.

Easy Listen with Great Information!

If you could sum up Infinite Reality in three words, what would they be?

Useful Knowledge Compacted

What did you like best about this story?

This book is an easy listen, and I find that I have to keep pausing it to note down inspirations and ideas that pop up in response to it.

Any additional comments?

Worth a credit, an interesting listen. A+++

Finished it in one day.

This book was very captivating and so insightful. I was totally engrossing and am so insipred I booked a tour to visit the authors lab at Stanford.

The most amazing book that I've heard recently!

Just an incredible mind-bender that is not artificial or immaterial! Virtual reality is real! You've got to read this one!