Virtual RealitySummit Books, 1991 - 415 pagine The first book for the general reader on the revolutionary technology of computer-generated artificial worlds--virtual reality. Rheingold weaves the philosophical, psychological, social, and economic implications of this fast-breaking research into a narrative that reaches back to cave paintings and forward to the 21st century where it will affect our daily lives. |
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GRASPING REALITY THROUGH ILLUSION | 13 |
THE EXPERIENCE THEATER AND THE | 49 |
BLASTOFF AT NASA | 131 |
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