Reminiscent of the interactive games/novels mentioned in Vernor Vinge's short story ``True Names'' --- or the best ever multi-media CD-ROM ``book'' Corbis' _Leonardo da Vinci CD-ROM_ which presented the Codex Leicester in amazing fashion using the ``Codescape Viewer'':
http://www.amazon.com/True-Names-Ope.../dp/0312862075
http://www.atpm.com/4.06/page13.shtml
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