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24 alternatives to Presence

Science fiction novel about the future of Virtual Reality

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Presence launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Future Visions▲66

   Original science fiction inspired by Microsoft

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Learning Virtual Reality▲95

   Developing immersive experiences and applications

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Designing Virtual Worlds▲61

   The most comprehensive treatment of virtual world design

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Hamlet on the Holodeck▲67

   The future of narrative in cyberspace

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Making Ideas Happen▲75

   Overcoming the obstacles between vision and reality

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   Will VR make us better humans?▲105

   An illustrated explainer, from Hardbound.

   2016 · its alternatives →

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   ResearchVR 008 - Presence: Queen concept of Virtual Reality▲60

   most important feature of Virtual Reality: Presence

   2016 · main.podigee-cdn.net · its alternatives →

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   Deep Survival▲62

   Science + storytelling to explain the mysteries of survival

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   Technotopia▲96

   A book about how the future is going to be pretty awesome.

   2015 · publishizer.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Dark Matter of the Mind▲67

    The Culturally Articulated Unconscious

    2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Speculative Everything: Design, Fiction, and Social Dreaming▲69

    How can design inspire us to think about our future?

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Physics of the Future▲73

    How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Mayday! Deep Space▲103

    New take on interactive fiction from author of Robopocalypse

    2015 · maydayapps.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Competing for the Future▲54

    The art of planning for the future

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Imaginary Cities▲70

    Mapping cities of sound, melancholia and the afterlife

    2016 · influxpress.com · its alternatives →

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    Cumulus▲70

    New cyberpunk novel set in near-future Oakland

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Life 3.0▲92

    Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

    2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    The Future of the Mind▲72

    The latest advancements in neuroscience and physics

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Designing the Invisible▲69

    Create great web experiences

    2015 · fivesimplesteps.com · its alternatives →

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    Spirit Hackers▲60

    A cyberpunk novel exploring the afterlife.

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Surviving AI▲59

    The promise and peril of artificial intelligence

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    The User Experience Team of One▲64

    A Research and Design Survival Guide

    2015 · rosenfeldmedia.com · its alternatives →

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    UniVRsity▲69

    The Virtual Reality College Experience

    2015 · tilt.com · its alternatives →

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    The End of Absence▲82

    Reclaiming what we've lost in a world of constant connection

    2015 · amazon.co.uk · its alternatives →

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