Ready Player One
So i just finished this book for my "Writing as a Critic" class. It's called "Ready Player One" and it takes place in a not-too-distant future where the energy crisis has really burned the planet out and everyone avoids reality by escaping into a MMORPG virtual reality world called the OASIS.
The book is a really awesome read, especially for pop culture buffs and video game geeks. The coolest part of the world? Video game programmers and designers are considered celebrities of the highest caliber. I definitely recommend it. They've already bought the movie rights!
The book is a really awesome read, especially for pop culture buffs and video game geeks. The coolest part of the world? Video game programmers and designers are considered celebrities of the highest caliber. I definitely recommend it. They've already bought the movie rights!
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In the near-future, organic virtual reality game consoles known as "game pods" have replaced electronic ones. The pods are attached to "bio-ports", outlets inserted at players' spines, through umbilical cords. Two game companies, Antenna Research and Cortical Systematics, compete against each other. In addition, a group of "realists" fights both companies to prevent the "deforming" of reality.
That should get you going uh?