I previously mentioned the novel Ready Player One by Ernest Cline and its depiction of a pervasive virtual world of the future… in my post on 12th May 2013.
Aech’s basement Chatroom from the novel has been recreated by
Second Life avatar Baldtraveller Shan. Photo above by him.
See author Ernest Cline’s post “Aech’s Basement Chatroom in Second Life” from 11th October 2012. The chatroom is located at http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Archers/33/32/108. But you will have to find some keys for access! [Update: the chatroom is no longer there as at April 2015]
We may see the chatroom in a movie…
- New World Notes Blog (25-Jun-2014): Ready Player One to be made into Warner Bros. Movie
- In March 2015, Steven Spielberg was announced as the Director for Ready Player One to be made for Warner Bros. The movie is targeted for a 2018 release. See the movie web site and the IMDB entry.
- YouTube: Warner Bros. Ready Player One Teaser as shown at San Diego Comic Con, July 2017.
Update on 8th August 2016… Aech’s Basement recreated in Second Life for a Virginia Society for Technology in Education (VSTE) Book Club discussion…
- Blog post and upper image above of VSTE group from Andromeda Media Group at http://cityofnidus.blogspot.co.uk/2016/08/ready-player-one.html
- VSTE VE PLN – Summer Book Club 2016 – Ready Player One
- Second Life – CSTE Island/62/104/22
Update on 12th January 2018… Aech’s Garage recreated in Sansar for the Intel Exhibit at the Las Vegas Consumer Electronic Show (CES) which can be visited via https://atlas.sansar.com/experiences/intelcorp/ces-booth…
Ready Player One – Movie Poster at January 2018…
Update: 31-Mar-2018 – Aech’s Basement in Sansar
On 31st March 2018 a Sansar experiemnce of Ready Player one Aech’s basement as envisaged for the Steven Spielberg movie was released…
https://atlas.sansar.com/experiences/sansar-studios/ready-player-one-aech-s-basement
Interpreted from the original Industrial Light and Magic (ILM) design for the movie Ready Player One from Warner Bros. Pictures, Amblin Entertainment and Village Roadshow Pictures, opening on 29th March 2018.
As preparation for the Warner Brothers Steven Spielberg directed Ready Player One film continue, on May 19th talenthouse announced a competition to create 3D virtual world avatars which could appear in the film…
https://www.talenthouse.com/i/create-a-3d-avatar-for-ready-player-one
Recreation of the Basement from the book Ready Player One, recreated by the VSTE staff for their book club discussions in Second Life…
http://cityofnidus.blogspot.co.uk/2016/08/ready-player-one.html
Ready Player One movie web site – http://readyplayeronemovie.com. Steven Spielberg and Warner Bros.