War of the worlds
Subtitle: cyberspace and the high-tech assault on reality
By: Mark Slouka.
Publisher: BasicBooks
Published: 1995
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 185
Subjects: Computers and civilization; Virtual reality; Cyberspace
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [161]-185).