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Contents
GRASPING REALITY THROUGH ILLUSION | 13 |
THE EXPERIENCE THEATER AND THE | 49 |
MACHINES TO THINK WITH | 68 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Virtual Reality A Mandarin paperback |
| Author | Howard Rheingold |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Secker & Warburg, 1991 |
| ISBN | 0436412128, 9780436412127 |
| Length | 415 pages |
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