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"TAP" is a 1995 science fiction novelette by Australian writer Greg Egan. It is set in a near-future society in which brain implants allow immersive virtual reality. The implants also allow a new kind of language called TAP, Total Affective Protocol. TAP is essentially a way of making qualia into words.

TAP words can be read like English, or invoked to be experienced, like virtual reality.

Reception

"TAP" was a finalist for the 1996 Hugo Award for Best Novelette.[1]

References

  1. ^ 1996 Hugo Awards, at TheHugoAwards.org; retrieved August 21, 2018


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