Virtual reality could revolutionize television news programming by allowing viewers the sensation of being immersed in stories such as those about wars and disasters, without suffering the consequences.
Predictor: De Kerckhove, Derrick
Prediction, in context:In a 1992 article for Maclean’s, a Canadian news magazine, D’Arcy Jenish paraphrases a comment by Derrick de Kerckhove of the University of Toronto. Jenish writes:”Derrick de Kerckhove, director of the McLuhan Program in Culture and Technology at the University of Toronto, added that virtual reality could revolutionize television news programming by allowing viewers the sensation of being immersed in stories such as those about wars and disasters, without suffering the consequences.”
Date of prediction: December 1, 1992
Topic of prediction: Getting, Sharing Information
Subtopic: Journalism/Media
Name of publication: Maclean's
Title, headline, chapter name: Fantastic Voyages: Proponents of Virtual Reality Say That It Will Change the Way People Live and Do Business
Quote Type: Paraphrase
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe/document?_m=a9f73fe152d10fb526c48e765e7ee291&_docnum=10&wchp=dGLbVzz-lSlAl&_md5=62b6bdfcdf8f096b372f3479064d9cc5
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