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"did I had an extremely expensive wife - she would see a new car that she liked and just buy it... under California law I was bound to buy her debts. I think I turned out 16 novels in five years."
- Philip K. Dick
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| Virtual Keyboard | ||
| A keyboard that appears at the right moment in game play. |
As Charles Forrester watches the virtual reality video game, the boy participates avidly in the illusion with his sister, Tunt.
| A harsh male voice rasped. "Tractor ship Gimmel! Your wingmate has an engine malfunction! Prepare to lock, grapple and evacuate crew!"
"Are!" cried the boy. "Start search procedures, Tunt! Keep a watch, Charles!" His hands flashed over the keyboard - it had not been there a moment before, but it was operative; when he energized a circuit, their make-believe ship responded. He put it through a turn; the "virtual" sunship heeled sharply and sped through fountains of flaming gas. |
| Technovelgy from The Age of The Pussyfoot,
by Frederik Pohl. Published by Ballantine in 1966 Additional resources -
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Note also the use of the phrase "'virtual' sunship"; this is a very early use of the idea of a virtual reality setup.
See this virtual piano keyboard, an example of a projected keyboard that works when you use your fingers to manipulate the keys.
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