From: Anders Sandberg (asa@nada.kth.se)
Date: Sat Aug 31 2002 - 01:50:23 MDT
Since the late 80-s practically every sf novel has had virtual reality in
it. IMHO the best VR novel is _Snow Crash_ by Neal Stephenson, simply
because he understands the technology.
What about the earliest cases?
Vernor Vinge's _True Names_ is a portal story of course (internet *and*
VR). Orson Scott Card's _Ender's Game_ 1977 is another early "VR"
story. And Ray Bradbury's _The Veldt_
(http://www.veddma.com/veddma/Veldt.htm) is from 1950...
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