First, some
background. In 's 1950 short story " ", he predicted a world in which electronics were
capable of creating a very convincing reality--not so far off from some of the current video
game effects that now exist. The Hadleys live in a Happylife Home, which does most everything
for them--it cooks their meals, provides their clothes, regulates the temperature; again, not
too far off from what can be done today. The feature that seems to the parents, George and
Lydia, to be malfunctioning is the nursery. This is the children's playroom, which is capable of
producing scenes that Wendy and Peter direct it to, and has in the past had a lot of
different...
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