For those of you interested in VR/AR, this sci-fi book was published in 2011 (before the current VR/AR buzz) and is required reading for anyone who wants to work for Oculus Rift. As I read it, it is apparent that this piece of fiction posits a true picture of what the future holds. Great read.
Ready Player One
Good VR/AR read: Ready Player One
Re: Good VR/AR read: Ready Player One
I haven't read this one yet. I'll have to give it a go.
Another good book with a heavy dose of augmented reality is Daemon, by Daniel Suarez. The author has a programming background IIRC. It came out in '09 and some of the things in the novel have already started showing up in the VR scene, like Microsoft's headset.
Another good book with a heavy dose of augmented reality is Daemon, by Daniel Suarez. The author has a programming background IIRC. It came out in '09 and some of the things in the novel have already started showing up in the VR scene, like Microsoft's headset.
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Re: Good VR/AR read: Ready Player One
I enjoyed it, but don't bother reading his new one Armada, its rubbish.
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Re: Good VR/AR read: Ready Player One
I did enjoy Ready Player One, but I can understand some of the backlash regarding it being a bit too fan-fictiony.
If you'd like another interesting read about cool implementations of AR, I highly recommend Tim Maughan's Paintwork. It's a book of three short connected stories, the first about augmented reality billboards and graffiti, the second about a journalist that's more a connecting story linking the first and last, and the last about augmented reality eSport Mech battles in Havana.
If you'd like another interesting read about cool implementations of AR, I highly recommend Tim Maughan's Paintwork. It's a book of three short connected stories, the first about augmented reality billboards and graffiti, the second about a journalist that's more a connecting story linking the first and last, and the last about augmented reality eSport Mech battles in Havana.