ISBN 0-340-60155-8 (UK pbk)
non-fiction, cyberspace, virtual reality, interface, cyberpunk, Brenda Laurel, Scott Fisher, Nicholas Negroponte, Myron Krueger, Jeffrey Shaw, social history
"Much talked of and widely described as the latest future, just around the corner. But what is VR? How does it work? What can it do?
"VR for fun is already in the arcades, for training is edging into schools, as a tool is in place in design studios and engineering and research institutions.
"But this is only the beginning. As the technology gets better and cheaper, VR is going to affect all our lives, directly and indirectly, at work, as entertainment, in a profound way.
"Glimpses of Heaven, Visions of Hell is the first book to look at the implications of the most important communication medium since television..." [jacket blurb, UK pbk, 1993]
"Although not the first book on VR, still good style and good coverage." --Henry W.Targowski (in Mark/Space , 1995).
Recommended.
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