"In sum, then, it would be unwise to ignore the design of cyberspace
itself while we are engaged in the myriad considerations of particular
GUI and VR implementations. The design of cyberspace is, after all, the
design of another life-world, a parallel universe, offering the
intoxicating prospect of actually fulfilling -- with a technology very
nearly achieved -- a dream thousands of years old: the dream of
transcending the physical world, fully alive, at will, to dwell in
some Beyond -- to be empowered or enlightened there, alone or with
others, and to return." -- Benedikt 1992, "Cyberspace: First Steps"
pub: The MIT Press.
