The Dream Master (He Who Shapes) by Roger Zelazny:
Science Fiction Inventions, Technology and Ideas

In this fictional future, overpopulation and technology have produced suffering even though most live in reasonable physical comfort. Psychotherapy is enhanced through the use of technology. The novella He Who Shapes won the Nebula Award in 1966.


(The Dream Master by Roger Zelazny)

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Auto-Driven Auto (Spinner) - it drives itself
A vehicle that accepts coordinates and proceeds to its destination automatically.

Auto-Navigation
Automatic car navigation, provided on a video console in the dashboard.

Dream Console - used by he who shapes
Device allows a therapist to enter and create dreams in patients.

Life Recorder - records your life automatically
Record the details of your life.

Ro-Womb - enfold the patient.
Device enfolds the patient during therapy.

Vision Implant
Photoelectric cell implanted in the forehead grants some vision to the blind.

 

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