Ready, Player One? To What Level Will Technology Advance?

Ready Player One is an enticing and surprisingly relevant literary work. I personally enjoyed the references to old video games and the way that this knowledge blends into the book. However, the most important thing to take from the story is the reality of the situation it's set in. Everyone in the story is immersed in the world of virtual reality and the line between that and real life is blurry, with physical life now more irrelevant. Schooling in this tale is done in VR, for Pete's sake. This piece made me more aware of the possibility of that level of advancement, and it's scary. There are so many more topics that pop up in the text, such as corporate advertisement/management in the game industry, that we could be here all day. This work is enjoyable and thought-provoking; it is worth the read.