The Playful World
How Technology Is Transforming Our Imagination
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Word Count
85,000 words, Guess
Page Count
340 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL9786851M
- ISBN-139780345439437
- ISBN-100345439430
- OCLC Control Number45132987
- OCLC Control Numberplayfulworldhowt00pesc
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number00106984
- Goodreads1840931
- LibraryThing1101195
Classifications
- LCCT 174 P42 2000
Description
"In this book, Mark Pesce explores how a new kind of knowing and a new way of creating are transforming the culture of our time." "Pesce takes us inside the world's cutting-edge research facilities where the distinction between bits and atoms is rapidly dissolving. We meet the creators of LEGO Mindstorms, a snap-together plastic device that intelligently controls motors and processes data from sensors. We watch technological geniuses like Marvin Minsky and Eric Drexler turn the theoretical breakthroughs of Nobel laureate Richard Feynman into "nanites"--Tiny ultra-high-speed computers that replicate intelligent life. We observe the launch of the amazing and much-anticipated Sony Playstation 2, a platform that will allow us to bring synthetic worlds into the home - and create a gateway to the living planet."--Jacket.
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