Rosetta Tome
Steven Johnson begins his book Interface Culture by posing the question, "Was the original cave painter an artist or an engineer?" His conclusion kicks off an examination of how today's interfaces – ATM screens, phone pads, and videogame controllers – create experiences and change lives. Release: October. HarperEdge: +1 (415) 477 4476.
It's a Trip
Renowned trailer-park SF author Paul Di Filippo's new collection of short stories, Fractal Paisleys, includes eight works previously published in periodicals and two original pieces. Read it and find out the unreal reason the Republicans controlled the US for 12 years. Release: November. Four Walls Eight Windows: +1 (212) 206 8965.
Reality Virtually
SouthPeak Interactive's Temüjin is a videogame that plays like an interactive movie. That's because the new title's Video Reality technology gives each scene an eerily realistic quality. And the intensely scripted mystery plot helps transform Temüjin into a way-new whodunit. Release: October. SouthPeak Interactive: +1 (919) 677 4499.
This article originally appeared in the November issue of Wired magazine.
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