From the Book - First edition.
Introduction: Welcome to virtual reality
Presence: What it is, where to find it, how to stay there
Alone on a mountaintop: How "in here" helps "out there"
Hedgehog love: Engineering feelings with social presence
Empathy vs. intimacy: Why good stories need someone else
What to do and who to do it with: How social VR is reinventing everything from game night to online harassment
The starry night that wasn't there: Social media, intimacy, and the memory of experience
Rec room confidential: The anatomy and evolution of VR friendships
Reach out and touch someone: Haptics, tactile presence, and making VR physical
XXX-change program: Turning porn back into people
Where we're going, we don't need headsets: Let's get speculative
Conclusion: When hindsight is 2020: What life in 2028 might actually look like.