The Visionary Position: The Inside Story of the Digital Dreamers who are Making Virtual Reality a Reality"A writer's worm's-eye view of an industry coming into being provides the reader a unique perspective on just why America is the world's capital of progress and innovation. Fred Moody spent a year tracking developments at the center for virtual-reality research, a cluster of Seattle companies formed around the University of Washington's Human Interface Technology Laboratory, and in The Visionary Position he chronicles the birth of an industry."--Jacket. |
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Promises Promises | 3 |
The Road to Damascus | 12 |
VR Winter | 30 |
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