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Fig. 19. Ape Escape: monkeying around in the ice age (© 1999
Sony Computer Entertainment)
an exquisite head shot to a bad guy. A virtual
environment that reveals more detail when viewed
telescopically is naturally more convincing than one
which only works on one informational scale.
The exception to the rule that more gadgets are
better is the bad case of the single-use object, which we
came across earlier. The single-use object—for
instance, a jewel that must be fitted into a crevice but is
then forgotten about—is basically a rudimentary