The poetics of space
by Gaston Bachelard · first published 1964
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This book is another of the French philosopher's explorations into the meaning and being of art.
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Anyone interested in this subject matter would be smart to consult Gaston Bachelard's seminal work 'Poetics of Space' For anyone creating in VR, this book should be required reading. But, I haven't heard anyone working in VR acknowledge it. My background is in art, and I have held this book as just short of sacred…
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