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Published: Oct. 27, 2015, 1:45 a.m.

The Novel \n\n

The title was taken from a Stephen King short story which pretty much otherwise has no relationship at all to the film. This actually led to a lawsuit.

\n\n Director Brett Leonard \n\n

Was praised at the time for his vision. Virtuosity.

\n\n 3D Graphics at the Time of the Film \n\n

Wolfenstein 3D. Compact discs technology. Sega CD. The cost of this film in time and money. How impressed we all were at the time. Sega console monstrosity. The Sega Tower of Power.

\n\n Virtual Reality: Past \n\n

What we thought it would be at the time of the film.

\n\n Virtual Reality: Present \n\n

360\xb0 \u201cVR\u201d movies. Google cardboard. AR. How directed do we want our experiences with art to be?

\n\n Virtual Reality: Future \n\n

VR training. Holodeck. Pornography. Awesome-sounding VR \u201ctheme park\u201d in Utah.\n[youtube]cML814JD09g[/youtube]

\n\n Becoming the Lawnmower Man \n\n

Nootropics. The singularity. Controlling the real world via the internet.

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1. \n\t\t\t\tCommunity: Lawnmower Maintenance and Postnatal Care: Stream on Yahoo!Episode info on the Community Wiki\n\t\t\t
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2. \n\t\t\t\tDaemon - by Daniel Suarez: iTunesAmazon\n\t\t\t
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3. \n\t\t\t\tFreedom TM - by Daniel Suarez: iTunesAmazon\n\t\t\t
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4. \n\t\t\t\tAltered Carbon - by Richard K Morgan: iTunesAmazon\n\t\t\t
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