“Works like Magic”: Metaphor, Meaning, and the GUI in Snow Crash.

Computers might well be said to work “like magic.” Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs) allow computers to work predictably but inscrutably. Central to the design of GUIs are visual metaphors that help users understand the function of interface elements. In 1992, as GUIs were supplanting command-based i...

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Published in:	Science Fiction Studies Vol. 45; no. 1; pp. 69 - 91
Main Author:	Kelly, Nicholas M.
Format:	Literary Criticism
Published:	University of California Press Mar2018
Subjects:	Clarke, Arthur C. (Arthur Charles), 1917-2008 Graphical user interfaces Technology Magic Vinge, Vernor Virtual reality
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost