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Indlæser... War Of The Worlds: Cyberspace And The High-tech Assault On Realityaf Mark Slouka
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. Because I enjoyed Slouka's much more recent book of essays, I read this book, first published in 1995. That date is important because Slouka perceptively critiqued the techno-enthusiasts of his day (many of them still around, like Kevin Kelly)at a time when the Internet was still relatively young and primitive. For example, when he discusses virtual reality, he is talking about the old text-based worlds created by users back in the first half of the nineties; still his perceptive comments apply as well to today's much more fully realized virtual worlds. Still worth reading, I'm adding this book to my shelf of critical books along side Jaron Lanier's and Eli Pariser's critiques. ( ) ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
Warning: A technological revolution is unfolding that promises, in the words of its creators, to redefine what it means to be human. Face-to-face communication ("F2F" to those in the know) is quickly becoming obsolete; already we turn to computers for information, entertainment, companionship--even love. Science fiction? Hardly. This is the brave new vision of the digital avant-garde, computer crusaders leading a high-tech assault on what was once known as reality. Sophisticated, well-funded, unabashedly messianic, they have the power, the technological know-how, and the marketplace savvy to make good on many of their wildest prophecies. With War of the Worlds, Mark Slouka gives us a funny, but eerily disturbing, humanist's look at the culture of cyberspace. No library descriptions found. |
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