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Images: The sci-fi effect on high tech

by CNET News.com | 07-09-07

Tags: news, science fiction, books, Robot, Robots, Virtual Reality, Policies And Procedures, Emerging Technologies, Human Resources

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Philip K. Dick's 1968 novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? took an early look at intelligent androids and the way they would interact with humans. And, of course, it inspired the film some call the best science fiction movie of all time, Ridley Scott's Blade Runner.

But the title has also inspired things like The Electric Sheep Co., the biggest and best-known developer of large-scale projects in the virtual world, Second Life, as well as the famous Electric Sheep screensaver project, which generates endless mesmerizing fractal frames.

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You forgot USR.cubeslave | 07/12/07

Now that the "theory of everything" has jelled...JCitizen | 07/13/07

TOEs of Jelly?david.thompson-hall@... | 07/16/07

Yes - you missed it...JCitizen | 07/17/07

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RE: (Images: The sci-fi effect on high tech)guenther.uhlenhith@... | 07/13/07

Also Donnerjack by Roger Zelazny & Jane LindskoldDadsPad | 07/13/07

RE: (Images: The sci-fi effect on high tech)dorai@... | 07/13/07

Maybe they put it up after you posted...Wesley Jolly | 07/13/07

RE: (Images: The sci-fi effect on high tech)mark.bodkin@... | 07/13/07

As witht he previous, post...Wesley Jolly | 07/13/07

The book "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" . . .Raymond Danner | 07/16/07

RE: (Images: The sci-fi effect on high tech)femijumo | 07/13/07

Other innovations from SciFidanson@... | 07/13/07

Not Alwayschaimlavan | 07/13/07

Well...JeffDeWitt | 07/13/07

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don't forget bionicsdrbayer | 07/13/07

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RE: (Images: The sci-fi effect on high tech)Andy.kaisrlik@... | 07/13/07

A Better Example for Dunemishanv | 07/13/07

You thinking of the Fremen?sketchy_2001 | 07/16/07

RE: (Images: The sci-fi effect on high tech)hcgriffith@... | 07/13/07

RE: (Images: The sci-fi effect on high tech)jmelnik | 07/13/07

That image is still burned into my brain...JCitizen | 07/13/07

RE: (Images: The sci-fi effect on high tech)dwain.erhart@... | 07/13/07

End global warming on Venus...JCitizen | 07/13/07

RE: (Images: The sci-fi effect on high tech)tverlaan@... | 07/13/07

RE: (Images: The sci-fi effect on high tech)oreanam@... | 07/13/07

(Images: The sci-fi effect on high tech)tverlaan@... | 07/13/07

May have left out that quote, but not a reference...JCitizen | 07/13/07

RE: (Images: The sci-fi effect on high tech)richard.miranda@... | 07/13/07

RE: (Images: The sci-fi effect on high tech)jeffrey.ethridge@... | 07/13/07

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RE: (Images: The sci-fi effect on high tech)shadowagent | 07/13/07

RE: (Images: The sci-fi effect on high tech)DGHP | 07/13/07

effects on societydorai@... | 07/16/07

More effects on society... how about a to 10?Bay Sailor | 07/16/07

RE: (Images: The sci-fi effect on high tech)John.George@... | 07/13/07

absolutely horrible, limited in vision, and poorly researchedpringprangprong@... | 07/13/07

RE: (Images: The sci-fi effect on high tech)Stewpowellh@... | 07/13/07

I recognise that reference!Wesley Jolly | 07/16/07

Curses! I was beaten!JCitizen | 07/17/07

RE: (Images: The sci-fi effect on high tech)inertman@... | 07/13/07

I had always heard that was a German thing...JCitizen | 07/14/07

Wrong.gil_gosseyn | 07/15/07

i humbly defer to you, but...inertman@... | 07/17/07

Virtual reality was around long before Snow CrashN_M | 07/14/07

RE: (Images: The sci-fi effect on high tech)ksnmohan@... | 07/14/07

Welcome post...JCitizen | 07/14/07

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