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The graphics industries have embraced the computer age with vigour to create new CGI backgrounds and effects. Where are we formally teaching children a test of reality? When school children partake in the production of content in these fields their understanding becomes rooted in experience.
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Hill, A.N. (2017). Are Dragons Real?. In: Menano, L., Fidalgo, P. (eds) Art and Technology. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-863-1_2
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