https://padlet.com/smi239821_1/c7uv8gefn5ulv8rj en-us 2022-09-23 16:27:23 UTC 2025-10-07 16:11:12 UTC hello@padlet.com smi239821_1 https://padlet.com/smi239821_1/c7uv8gefn5ulv8rj/wish/2318272768 2022-09-28 21:11:50 UTC https://padlet.com/smi239821_1/c7uv8gefn5ulv8rj/wish/2318272768 smi239821_1 https://padlet.com/smi239821_1/c7uv8gefn5ulv8rj/wish/2318274614 “I created the OASIS because I never felt at home in the real world. I didn't know how to connect with the people there. I was afraid, for all of my life, right up until I knew it was ending. That was when I realized, as terrifying and painful as reality can be, it's also the only place where you can find true happiness. Because reality is real.” (Pg. 364 ]]> 2022-09-28 21:13:56 UTC https://padlet.com/smi239821_1/c7uv8gefn5ulv8rj/wish/2318274614 smi239821_1 https://padlet.com/smi239821_1/c7uv8gefn5ulv8rj/wish/2318276695 This quote really made sense to me, because a lot of people today are trying to make things that can defy reality, for example virtual reality (VR) and people are trying to get out of reality, because maybe they don't like the reality of things in life. But it will never be as good as the real thing, because just as the quote says,  "reality is real". It's the only place where you can find real things, like happiness, joy,  truth, ect. ]]> 2022-09-28 21:16:33 UTC https://padlet.com/smi239821_1/c7uv8gefn5ulv8rj/wish/2318276695 smi239821_1 https://padlet.com/smi239821_1/c7uv8gefn5ulv8rj/wish/2320057786 "I did the unheard of, I took a day off writing in order to finish reading this book.

I understand why I loved this book, but I am less sure why so many millions of others did. The plot of this book revolves around solving puzzles and tasks based on 80s nostalgia, our hero, a young man born fifty years later, has to research the period, and specifically one old man's nerdy take on the decade.

For me this meant a trip down memory lane, taking in specific D&D modules I played through with my friends (The Tomb of Horrors) to a level that I recognized each element as our hero encountered it, revisiting the music (some of it new to me, some of it very familiar), all the cheesy films (teen, fantasy, scifi), and the video games - he even referenced three games that I specifically talk about in the last book I wrote (Robotron 2084, Pacman, & Street Fighter).

I really enjoyed all that. I'm trying to imagine if he had set it in the 50s and talked about a lot of stuff that meant very little to me... I don't think I would have enjoyed that much. And yet that must be how this book seems to someone who is 20-something...

Anyway, there's more to the book than 80s puzzles, though they do dominate. This is a contest taking place in a virtual world where most of the real world like to hang out. The contest and the contestants are fun. We get regular updates on the scoreboard. The dystopian real futuristic world outside adds another dimension where, because of the incredible value of the prize (ownership of the simulation (like having all the shares in Facebook, Twitter, Instagram etc)) there are conflicts about the game outside the game. There's a giant cheating conglomerate to run from and hopefully ultimately to defeat.

There's even a romance thread!

This is an exciting story, especially for geeks, and the key word is FUN. You're not going to find powerful prose, extensive character development, or deep themes. There's an arm wave at the end toward the notion that living in the real world is probably better for us, but yeah, shallow stuff though enormously absorbing, and I loved it." (Book Review)]]> 2022-09-29 20:30:22 UTC https://padlet.com/smi239821_1/c7uv8gefn5ulv8rj/wish/2320057786 smi239821_1 https://padlet.com/smi239821_1/c7uv8gefn5ulv8rj/wish/2320077974 I totally agree agree with this book review, expecially with how the puzzles that have to be solved are really cool. Also just like the book review says how it's "based on 80s nostalgia", the book really does bring out the good times from the 80's (even though I never acually lived through them, and neither did the main character). The review author also mentions that he is a writter, so just like him, I relized that the book was also extrimely well written. I would also give this book five stars, because it's funny, it's fun, and if your a geeky type (or not), you probably would enjoy this book.]]> 2022-09-29 20:54:26 UTC https://padlet.com/smi239821_1/c7uv8gefn5ulv8rj/wish/2320077974 smi239821_1 https://padlet.com/smi239821_1/c7uv8gefn5ulv8rj/wish/2320141822 For my cast character I chose Payton List to play as Art3mis/Olivia Cook, who is Wade's (the main character) secret vertual online crush. The reason I chose her is because she is a really good actor, and her personality and the way she acts would be like Art3mis/Olivia Cook. ]]> 2022-09-29 22:21:40 UTC https://padlet.com/smi239821_1/c7uv8gefn5ulv8rj/wish/2320141822 smi239821_1 https://padlet.com/smi239821_1/c7uv8gefn5ulv8rj/wish/2320146271 Cline, Ernest Christy, Mr. Ready Player One. London, Crown Publishing Group, 2011. Vol. 1 of Ready PLayer One. 2 vols.]]> 2022-09-29 22:30:01 UTC https://padlet.com/smi239821_1/c7uv8gefn5ulv8rj/wish/2320146271 smi239821_1 https://padlet.com/smi239821_1/c7uv8gefn5ulv8rj/wish/2320147275 I would definitley recommend this book for others ages 13+. Some of my favorite parts of the book is when he fiquers out the clues to where to find the keys to win the game. I also really enjoyed when he was the first person too find the first key. ]]> 2022-09-29 22:31:54 UTC https://padlet.com/smi239821_1/c7uv8gefn5ulv8rj/wish/2320147275