War of the worlds

Part cultural critique, part call to the ramparts, War of the Worlds is a funny, but eerily disturbing, humanist's look at the culture of cyberspace. Chronicling this revolution in the making and some of the key players in the field, Mark Slouka warns us that more is going on than mere on-line communication. We stand now on the threshold of turning life itself into computer code, of transforming the experience of living in the physical world - every sensation, every detail - into a product for our consumption. Whether you're a devoted citizen of cyberspace or the opposite, a PONA (person of no account), you owe it to yourself to join Slouka as he reveals some of the uglier side effects of technological "progress" and offers a compelling argument for reaffirming our connection to the unwired world.

First sentence: I first stumbled upon (or into) the world of virtual systems while teaching undergraduate seminars on twentieth-century culture at a major California university.

Year

1995

Language

English

Publisher

Basic Books

Editions

1

Pages

204

ISBN

9780465004874

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