Jaron Lanier the father of Virtual Reality a high-tech genius& (Sunday Times) tells the extraordinary story of how in just over three decades Virtual Reality went from being a dream to a reality
- & how its power to turn dreams into realities will transform us & our world Virtual Reality has long been one of the dominant cliches of science fiction Now Virtual Reality is a reality those big headsets that make people look ridiculous even while radiating startled delight; the place where war veterans overcome PTSD surgeries are trialled aircraft & cities are designed But VR is far more interesting than any single technology however spectacular It is in fact the most effective device ever invented for researching what a human being actually is
- & how we think & feel More than thirty years ago legendary computer scientist visionary & artist Jaron Lanier pioneered its invention Here in what is likely to be one of the most unusual books you ever read he blends scientific investigation philosophical thought experiment & his memoir of a life lived at the centre of digital innovation to explain what VR really is the science of comprehensive illusion; the extension of the intimate magic of earliest childhood into adulthood; a hint of what life would be like without any limits As Lanier shows we are standing on the threshold of an entirely new realm of human creativity expression communication & experience While we can use VR to test our relationship with reality it will test us in return for how we choose to use it will reveal who we truly are Welcome to a mind-expanding life-enhancing world-changing adventure

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Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region Free Blu-ray player in order to play Double bill of sci-fi action dramas based on the original film series In & Rise of the Planet of the Apes& (2011) Will Rodman (James Franco) is a genetic engineer working in present-day San Francisco performing scientific tests on apes in his attempt to find a cure for Alzheimer&s His first test subject is Caesar (Andy Serkis) the prototype of a new breed of ape with human-like intelligence But when Caesar breaks free a revolution is triggered & an epic war for supremacy breaks out between humankind & the primates of the world In & Dawn of the Planet of the Apes& (2014) Ceasar now the leader of a growing band of cognisant simians starts the process towards a truce between the apes & the humans Many consider the outbreak of war to only be a matter of time however since the human population has been vastly reduced by a devastating virus & their role as the dominant species on Earth is in question As the tension increases it may only take a single spark to trigger an explosive war that will pit the humans against the apes in an all-out battle for survival ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Double bill of sci-fi action dramas based on the original film series In & Rise of the Planet of the Apes& (2011) Will Rodman (James Franco) is a genetic engineer working in present-day San Francisco performing scientific tests on apes in his attempt to find a cure for Alzheimer&s His first test subject is Caesar (Andy Serkis) the prototype of a new breed of ape with human-like intelligence But when Caesar breaks free a revolution is triggered & an epic war for supremacy breaks out between humankind & the primates of the world In & Dawn of the Planet of the Apes& (2014) Ceasar now the leader of a growing band of cognisant simians starts the process towards a truce between the apes & the humans Many consider the outbreak of war to only be a matter of time however since the human population has been vastly reduced by a devastating virus & their role as the dominant species on Earth is in question As the tension increases it may only take a single spark to trigger an explosive war that will pit the humans against the apes in an all-out battle for survival Age Rating 12 ...

Please note this is a region 2 Blu-ray & will require a region 2 or region Free Blu-ray Player in order to play Matt Reeves directs this big budget action sequel to & Rise of the Planet of the Apes& (2011) starring Andy Serkis Gary Oldman Jason Clarke Kodi Smit-Mc Phee & Keri Russell With Ceasar (Serkis) the hyper-intelligent ape produced by human experimentation now the leader of a growing band of cognisant simians a fragile truce prevails between the apes & humans Many consider the outbreak of war to only be a matter of time however since the human population has been vastly reduced by a devastating virus & their role as the dominant species on Earth is in question As the tension ratchets up it may only take a single spark to trigger an explosive war that will pit the humans against the apes in an all-out battle for survival Actors Andy Serkis Gary Oldman Jason Clarke Kodi Smit-Mc Phee Keri Russell Directors Matt Reeves Writers Rick Jaffa Amanda Silver Mark Bomback Producers Peter Chernin Dylan Clark Rick Jaffa Amanda Silver Language English Number of discs 1 ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play A growing nation of genetically evolved apes led by Caesar is threatened by a band of human survivors of the devastating virus unleashed a decade earlier They reach a fragile peace but it proves short-lived as both sides are brought to the brink of a war that will determine who will emerge as Earth&s dominant species Actors Gary Oldman Andy Serkis Keri Russell Judy Greer Jason Clarke Directors Matt Reeves Classification 12 Run Time 130 minutes ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play A growing nation of genetically evolved apes led by Caesar is threatened by a band of human survivors of the devastating virus unleashed a decade earlier They reach a fragile peace but it proves short-lived as both sides are brought to the brink of a war that will determine who will emerge as Earth&s dominant species Actors Gary Oldman Andy Serkis Keri Russell Judy Greer Jason Clarke Directors Matt Reeves Classification 12 Run Time 130 minutes ...

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New York Times bestselling author Maria V Snyder brings her Chronicles of Ixia series to its exhilarating conclusion Despite the odds Yelena & Valek have forged an irrevocable bond-and a family-that transcends borders Now when their two homelands stand on the brink of war they must fight with magic & cunning to thwart an Ixian plot to invade Sitia Yelena seeks to break the hold of the insidious Theobroma that destroys a person's resistance to magical persuasion But the Cartel is determined to keep influential citizens & Sitian diplomats in thrall-and Yelena at bay With every bounty hunter after her Yelena is forced to make a dangerous deal With might & magic Valek peels back the layers of betrayal surrounding the Commander At its rotten core lies a powerful magicianand his latest discovery The fate of all rests upon two unlikely weapons One may turn the tide The other could spell the end of everything ...

In the heart of a post-apocalyptic New York City lives a handsome young mercenary Darrian Ashoka He lives in a Mad-Max style world of late-night battles & hanging out in bars During a particularly bloody fight in old Times Square Darrian catches a glimpse of a mysterious gorgeous redhead in a doorway He knows instantly he has to meet her & kills a man who gets in his way to get to her! She says her name is Dawn & she spends a night with Darrian that will change his life! Dawn plants some tantalizing thoughts in his head about the nature of existence & then disappears Darrian's quest to find her again takes him to the heights of Heaven the deepest pits of Hell & everywhere in-between Is it harder to fight angels demons or yourself? Featuring 176-pages of lushly painted full-color artwork by Joseph Michael Linsner one of the comic industry's true painting masters Lucifer's Halo is a must-read for Goddess worshippers fantasy fiction fans goth girls & boys & everyone who has chased the mysterious promise of new love ...

Bridget a young witch takes her own life rather than fall prey to the enemies pursuing her With her last breath she summons Dawn the goddess of birth & rebirth the goddess she & other witches pray to It's too late for Bridget but Dawn finds her best friend Mary another goddess worshipper & a teenage mother Hunted by the same mysterious forces that have been systematically exterminating the other witches Mary is in shock as her Goddess manifests herself & explains that she's gonna get to the bottom of the death of her followers Lucifer Prince of Lies & Ahura-Mazda Master of Heaven may try to bar Dawn's path with treachery & swords but neither Heaven nor Hell is safe from Dawn's quest for answers
- & for bloody vengeance! Fan-favorite Joseph Michael Linsner's beautifully painted full-color artwork exquisitely illustrates this tale of religious freedom & awesome fantasy adventure The second in the Dawn series of graphic novels Return of the Goddess can also serve as a st&-alone read
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