en http://virtualveil.zlio.net/ Tue, 24 Feb 2009 05:16:15 GMT Tue, 24 Feb 2009 05:16:15 GMT http://virtualveil.zlio.net/p/Strange-Days/2823687 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:13:39 GMT It's the eve of the millennium in Los Angeles, December 30, 1999. It could be the end of the world, or the beginning of a new one. Lenny Nero (Ralph Fiennes) is an ex-cop turned street hustler who preys on human nature by dealing the drug of the future. It is an environment that will lead him deep into the danger zone when he falls into a maze filled with intrigue, betrayal, murder and conspiracy.

Strange Days]]> http://virtualveil.zlio.net/p/Strange-Days/2823687 http://virtualveil.zlio.net/p/Tron-20th-Anniversary-Collectior-s-Edition/2810985 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:12:01 GMT The first film to venture forth inside the previously unexplored three-dimensional realm of computer imagery, Tron dazzles with revolutionary visual effects and mind bending action sequences. Flynn (Jeff Bridges), a computer whiz who invents video games, finds himself at the mercy of the evil human forces who answer to The Master Control Panel--a powerfully corrupt computer presence that has beamed Flynn inside its deadly game grid. There, an electronic civilization thrives, and Life Cycles race at heart stopping speeds. With the aid of his friends, Alan (Bruce Boxleitner) and Lora (Cindy Morgan), Flynn's only hope is to activate Tron, the courageous and trustworthy counter-program, in a heroic battle to save humankind.

Tron (20th Anniversary Collectior's Edition)]]> http://virtualveil.zlio.net/p/Tron-20th-Anniversary-Collectior-s-Edition/2810985 http://virtualveil.zlio.net/p/Ultimate-Matrix-Collection/2823908 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:11:19 GMT The definitive ten-disc DVD set, The Ultimate Matrix Collection features all three films in the trilogy together for the first time ever with a newly remastered picture and sound for The Matrix. Also included is the companion piece The Matrix Revisited and the best-selling The Animatrix, plus five entirely new DVDs packed solid with brand-new supplemental materials that encompass every aspect of the Matrix universe, including two new audio commentaries on each film, Enter the Matrix video game footage, 106 deep-delving featurettes/ documentaries and much more! THE MATRIX: Keanu Reeves stars as Neo, a disaffected computer hacker seeking the answer to the question, What is the Matrix? His search leads him to the elusive Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne), who begins to enlighten Neo about the illusions of his so-called reality. In accepting the answer Morpheus provides, Neo is hurled into a futuristic world where old realities are shattered, and he must fight for his life, and the future of humanity, against a dangerous group of inhuman government agents. THE MATRIX RELOADED: In the second chapter of the Matrix trilogy, freedom fighters Neo (Reeves), Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss) and Morpheus (Fishburne) continue to lead the revolt against the Machine Army, unleashing their arsenal of extraordinary skills and weaponry against the systematic forces of repression and exploitation. In their quest to save the human race from extinction, they gain greater insight into the construct of The Matrix and Neo s pivotal role in the fate of mankind. THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS: In The Matrix Revolutions, the final explosive chapter in the Matrix trilogy, the epic war between man and machine reaches a thundering crescendo: the Zion military, aided by courageous civilian volunteers like Zee (Nona Gaye) and the Kid (Clayton Watson), desperately battles to hold back the Sentinel invasion as the Machine army bores into their stronghold. Facing total annihilation, the citizens of the last bastion of humanity fight not only for their own lives, but for the future of mankind itself. THE MATRIX REVISITED: Been in The Matrix? Now take the next leap of understanding with The Matrix Revisited. Experience the nuts, the bolts, the creative thunder of the cyberthriller that thrust moviemaking into an astonishing new dimension with never-before-seen footage from the original movie and exclusive reflections by those who lived it. Then go deeper with a look forward into the reality that is unfolding in real time: the sequels simmering to life at hidden locations around the world; an eye-popping first glace into The Matrix Anime - new dimensions that explain more about The Matrix. The Matrix Revisited is the who, what, where, when and wow of a phenomenon that has just begun. It will make you dream in bullet time. ANIMARTIX: From the creators of The Matri

Ultimate Matrix Collection]]> http://virtualveil.zlio.net/p/Ultimate-Matrix-Collection/2823908 http://virtualveil.zlio.net/p/Lawnmower-Man-Platinum-Series/2810885 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:10:17 GMT In this sci-fi thriller, Pierce Brosnan (Goldeneye, Live Wire) plays Dr. Lawrence Angelo, a brilliant scientist obsessed with perfecting revolutionary Virtual Reality computer software. When his experiments on animals fail, he finds the ideal substitute: Jobe Smith (Jeff Fahey, Body Parts), a slow-witted gardener-- The Lawnmower Man . Dr. Angelo's goal is to benefit his human guinea pig and ultimetely mankind itself. But evil lurks...in the guise of The Shop, a shadowy troup that seeks to use the technology to create an invincible war machine. When the experiments change the simple Lawnmower Man into a superhuman being, the stage is set for a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde struggle for the control of Jobe's mind and the future of the world.

Lawnmower Man (Platinum Series)]]> http://virtualveil.zlio.net/p/Lawnmower-Man-Platinum-Series/2810885 http://virtualveil.zlio.net/p/Existenz/2788042 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:09:58 GMT Allegra Geller (Jennifer Jason Leigh), the world's leading game designer, is testing her new virtual reality game, eXistenZ. During the test, she is attacked by a crazed assassin and is forced to go on the run. During her hide-out she enlists the help of a young marketing executive (Jude Law) and convinces him to join her in the game. The action begins as the reality of their world merges with that of the game. For the pair, playing the game leads to a bizarre and dangerous adventure that could lead to the deadliest of consequences!

Existenz]]> http://virtualveil.zlio.net/p/Existenz/2788042 http://virtualveil.zlio.net/p/Cybertypes-Race-Ethnicity-and-Identity-on-the-Internet/7455244 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:05:55 GMT Cyberspace entices us with the promise of an online utopiaa web of fluid identities and infinite possibilities. When we look for signs of freedom onlineanywhere from chat ...

Cybertypes: Race, Ethnicity, and Identity on the Internet]]> http://virtualveil.zlio.net/p/Cybertypes-Race-Ethnicity-and-Identity-on-the-Internet/7455244 http://virtualveil.zlio.net/p/Virtual-Reality-A-Door-to-Cyberspace/7725852 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:05:06 GMT Discusses the technical development of virtual reality and explains its present uses and future possibilities.

Virtual Reality: A Door to Cyberspace]]> http://virtualveil.zlio.net/p/Virtual-Reality-A-Door-to-Cyberspace/7725852 http://virtualveil.zlio.net/p/Mapping-Cyberspace/7427514 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:04:32 GMT A ground-breaking book, Mapping Cyberspace provides an understanding of what cyberspace looks like and the social interactions that take place there. Written by and inter- ...

Mapping Cyberspace]]> http://virtualveil.zlio.net/p/Mapping-Cyberspace/7427514 http://virtualveil.zlio.net/p/Crypto-Anarchy-Cyberstates-and-Pirate-Utopias/6996283 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:03:40 GMT A wide-ranging collection of writings on emerging political structures in cyberspace.

Crypto Anarchy, Cyberstates, and Pirate Utopias]]> http://virtualveil.zlio.net/p/Crypto-Anarchy-Cyberstates-and-Pirate-Utopias/6996283 http://virtualveil.zlio.net/p/Cyberculture-Theorists/7440740 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:03:16 GMT This book surveys a 'cluster' of works that seek to explore the cultures of cyberspace, the Internet and the information society. It introduces key ideas, and includes ...

Cyberculture Theorists]]> http://virtualveil.zlio.net/p/Cyberculture-Theorists/7440740 http://virtualveil.zlio.net/p/The-Digital-Sublime-Myth-Power-and-Cyberspace/6996574 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:02:58 GMT Interpreting the myths of the digital age why we believed in the power of cyberspace to open up a new world.

The Digital Sublime: Myth, Power, and Cyberspace]]> http://virtualveil.zlio.net/p/The-Digital-Sublime-Myth-Power-and-Cyberspace/6996574 http://virtualveil.zlio.net/p/Beyond-Our-Control-Confronting-the-Limits-of-Our-Legal-System-in-the-Age-of-Cyberspace/6998346 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:02:42 GMT An examination of current and emerging issues in cyberlaw.

Beyond Our Control?: Confronting the Limits of Our Legal System in the Age of Cyberspace]]> http://virtualveil.zlio.net/p/Beyond-Our-Control-Confronting-the-Limits-of-Our-Legal-System-in-the-Age-of-Cyberspace/6998346 http://virtualveil.zlio.net/p/Hacking-Cyberspace/7893053 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:02:10 GMT In Hacking Cyberspace David J. Gunkel examines the metaphors applied to new technologies, and how those metaphors inform, shape, and drive the implementation of the ...

Hacking Cyberspace]]> http://virtualveil.zlio.net/p/Hacking-Cyberspace/7893053 http://virtualveil.zlio.net/p/Cyberspace-Cyberbodies-Cyberpunk-Cultures-of-Technological-Embodiment-Published-in-association-with-Theory-Culture-Society/4223151 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:01:40 GMT Mike Featherstone (Editor), Roger Burrows,Paperback,Series: Theory, Culture and Society Series, English-language edition,Pages:288,Pub by SAGE Publications

Cyberspace/Cyberbodies/Cyberpunk: Cultures of Technological Embodiment (Published in association with Theory, Culture & Society)]]> http://virtualveil.zlio.net/p/Cyberspace-Cyberbodies-Cyberpunk-Cultures-of-Technological-Embodiment-Published-in-association-with-Theory-Culture-Society/4223151 http://virtualveil.zlio.net/p/The-Difference-Engine-Spectra-Special-Editions/4156707 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:59:57 GMT In 1855 London, a steam driven calculator heralds a new age of information as everything from fast food to credit cards turns the Victorian Era into a bizarre modern-day world. ...

The Difference Engine (Spectra Special Editions)]]> http://virtualveil.zlio.net/p/The-Difference-Engine-Spectra-Special-Editions/4156707 http://virtualveil.zlio.net/p/Mona-Lisa-Overdrive-Bantam-Spectra-Book/4156131 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:59:42 GMT The award-winning William Gibson goes beyond science fiction to the broader mainstream fiction audience. His unique world features multinational corporations and high-tech ...

Mona Lisa Overdrive (Bantam Spectra Book)]]> http://virtualveil.zlio.net/p/Mona-Lisa-Overdrive-Bantam-Spectra-Book/4156131 http://virtualveil.zlio.net/p/Idoru/4244307 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:59:26 GMT Twenty-first-century Tokyo, after the millennial quake. Neon rain. Light everywhere, blowing under any door you might try to close. Where the New Buildings, the largest in the ...

Idoru]]> http://virtualveil.zlio.net/p/Idoru/4244307 http://virtualveil.zlio.net/p/Burning-Chrome/8991736 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:59:11 GMT Known for his seminal science fiction novel Neuromancer, William Gibson is actually best when writing short fiction. Tautly written and suspenseful, Burning Chrome collects 10 of his short stories with a preface from Bruce Sterling, now available for the first time in trade paperback. These brilliant, high-resolution stories show Gibson's characters and intensely realized worlds at their absolute best, from the chip-enhanced couriers of Johnny Mnemonic to the street-tech melancholy of Burning Chrome.

Burning Chrome]]> http://virtualveil.zlio.net/p/Burning-Chrome/8991736 http://virtualveil.zlio.net/p/Neuromancer/4030183 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:58:57 GMT One of the most important and influential novels of our time. Neuromancer is the multiple award-winning novel that launched the astonishing career of William Gibson. The ...

Neuromancer]]> http://virtualveil.zlio.net/p/Neuromancer/4030183 http://virtualveil.zlio.net/p/Cyberpunk-and-Cyberculture-Science-Fiction-and-the-Work-of-William-Gibson/4388919 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:58:43 GMT Dani Cavallaro,Paperback, English-language edition,Pages:280,Pub by Continuum International Publishing Group

Cyberpunk and Cyberculture: Science Fiction and the Work of William Gibson]]> http://virtualveil.zlio.net/p/Cyberpunk-and-Cyberculture-Science-Fiction-and-the-Work-of-William-Gibson/4388919