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It is the beginning of the twenty-first century, and we are living on the cusp of change. Reality has already spawned one alternate state, and for many people virtual reality is now where they are most at home. But what happens when virtual worlds become indistinguishable from what we consider to be the real world? When you wake up from a dream, how do you know that you are not still dreaming? And if the reality we're in is virtual, who is doing the programming?These questions, and many more like them, spin effortlessly out of the box-office mega-hit The Matrix . More than just a computer-aided shoot-'em-up, more than just the latest cinematic expression of cyberpunk angst, The Matrix presented layer upon layer of challenging explorations of what the true nature of reality might be, and why this should (or should not) be important to us. Exploring the Matrix presents eighteen thoughtful and though-provoking essays on what the film had to say and exactly how it was said. Here you will discover the long and fascinating history of some of the themes set forth in the Wachowski Brothers' landmark film, why they are important, how they have been explored n the past, and their implications for the immediate future of human society. The true nature of reality in our current cyber-age is not a rhetorical question, but rather one that needs to be answered as we move closer to seamless virtual scenarios, accessible online, in video gamesand perhaps ultimately as the result of uploading software to an implanted chip in the brain.You can take the blue pill and stay in the dream, unaware of your status, or take the red pill and see just how deep the rabbit hole goes.

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Publisher
St. Martin's Press
ISBN-10
0312313586
ISBN-13
9780312313586
eBay Product ID (ePID)
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Product Key Features

Book Title
Exploring the Matrix : Visions of the Cyber Present
Author
Karen Haber
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Features
Revised
Topic
Film / General, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Film / History & Criticism
Publication Year
2003
Genre
Literary Criticism, Performing Arts
Number of Pages
272 Pages

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Item Length
9.6in
Item Height
1.1in
Item Width
6.4in
Item Weight
18.7 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
Pn1997.M395e88 2003
Edition Description
Revised Edition
Table of Content
Introduction by Pat Cadigan "Every Other Movie is the Blue Pill" by Bruce Sterling "The Real Matrix" by Stephen Baxter "The Matrix: Know Thyself" by John Shirley "Literary Influences on the Matrix" Paul Di Filippo "More Than You'll Ever Know: Down the Rabbit Hole of the Matrix" by Kathleen Ann Goonan "The Matrix and the Star Maker" by Mike Resnick "Yuen Woo-Ping and the Art of Flying" by Walter Jon Williams "Alice in Metropolis or It's All Done With Mirrors" by Dean Motter "The Matrix as Simulacrum" by Ian Watson "The Matrix as Sci-fi" by Joe Haldeman "Tomorrow May Be Different" by David Brin "Revenge of the Nerds, Part X" by Alan Dean Foster "Reflections in a Cyber Eye" by Karen Haber "Meditations on the Singular Matrix" by James Patrick Kelly "The Matrix Made Me Do It" by Kevin J. Anderson "Dreaming Real" by Rick Berry
Copyright Date
2003
Lccn
2003-041411
Dewey Decimal
791.43/72
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes

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