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This is a novelisation of David Cronenberg's movie; John Luther Novak is actually a pseudonym of established British SF writer Christopher Priest. The story involves much confusion between levels of reality, as done so well in novels by Philip K. Dick and Priest himself. "eXistenZ" is an all-senses computer game that seems more real than the real world and allows unwary players to enter further, nested games within games, with the possibility of getting lost in the virtual maze. (Was exiting the game just part of the game? Did I only dream I woke up?) Violence at the first "eXistenZ" demonstration sends its beautiful designer and a security guard fleeing into multi-levelled nightmare. Cronenberg's theme of disturbing biotechnologies crops up repeatedly. The game "hardware" is all too like a living organ that links to a new, artificial body orifice; there are recurring appearances of a repugnant handgun built from small animals' bones and sinews, whose bullets are human teeth. After briefly threatening to lose its way in surrealism and horror, the story develops an interesting bite and ends with clever revelations. Aficionados will have guessed before then what's really going on, but for movie SF eXistenZ is cheeringly sophisticated. Not for the squeamish, though. --David Langford --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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The name of the game is eXistenZ - a technology so advanced that it uses biology to transport players into gaming experiences beyond the bounds of virtual reality. eXistenZ taps so deeply into player's fears and desires that it blurs the boundaries between reality and escapism. This is the graphic novel adaptation of David Cronenberg's extraordinary new movie, "eXistenZ".
This is a novelisation of David Cronenberg's movie; John Luther Novak is actually a pseudonym of established British SF writer Christopher Priest. The story involves much confusion between levels of reality, as done so well in novels by Philip K. Dick and Priest himself. "eXistenZ" is an all-senses computer game that seems more real than the real world and allows unwary players to enter further, nested games within games, with the possibility of getting lost in the virtual maze. (Was exiting the game just part of the game? Did I only dream I woke up?) Violence at the first "eXistenZ" demonstration sends its beautiful designer and a security guard fleeing into multi-levelled nightmare. Cronenberg's theme of disturbing biotechnologies crops up repeatedly. The game "hardware" is all too like a living organ that links to a new, artificial body orifice; there are recurring appearances of a repugnant handgun built from small animals' bones and sinews, whose bullets are human teeth. After briefly threatening to lose its way in surrealism and horror, the story develops an interesting bite and ends with clever revelations. Aficionados will have guessed before then what's really going on, but for movie SF eXistenZ is cheeringly sophisticated. Not for the squeamish, though. --David Langford --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Synopsis
The name of the game is eXistenZ - a technology so advanced that it uses biology to transport players into gaming experiences beyond the bounds of virtual reality. eXistenZ taps so deeply into player's fears and desires that it blurs the boundaries between reality and escapism. This is the graphic novel adaptation of David Cronenberg's extraordinary new movie, "eXistenZ".
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