![]() ![]() ![]() Meanwhile, an all-powerful corporate conglomerate, the IOI, has set out to win the competition as well, using whatever means necessary to wrest control over the ubiquitous OS into their evil grasp. OASIS was built by Jim Halliday, a geek and 80’s fanatic, so finding this treasure, an “Easter Egg” in video game parlance, requires mastery of the classic games Halliday played and knowing arcane facts about the things Halliday loved. The reward up for grabs is billions of dollars and control over the OASIS ecosystem. In Ready Player One, Wade Watts - screen name Parzival - is one of the countless people looking to find a treasure hidden inside the virtual reality simulation environment, “OASIS,” that now dominates everyone’s lives. ![]() If Willy Wonka loved the 80s and video games instead of candy, the result would be this book. The Spielberg trailer for the upcoming Ready Player One movie was recently released, so I knew I needed to finally read this book that had been quietly collecting dust on my shelf for the last few years. By Jennifer Marie Lin on Jan 22nd, 2018 (Last Updated Feb 16th, 2018) ![]()
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