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{{short description|2011 science fiction novel by Ernest Cline}}
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'''''Ready Player One''''' is a 2011 [[science fiction]] novel, and the [[debut novel]] of American author [[Ernest Cline]]. The story, set in a [[dystopia]] in 2045,<!-- The novel takes place in 2045, the film takes place in 2045 --> follows protagonist Wade Watts on his search for an [[Easter egg (media)|Easter egg]] in a worldwide [[virtual reality]] game, the discovery of which would lead him to inherit the game creator's fortune and the game itself. Cline sold the rights to publish the novel in June 2010, in a bidding war to the [[Crown Publishing Group]] (a division of [[Random House]]).<ref name="rpo">{{Cite web |last=Coll |first=Kevin |date=June 21, 2010 |title=Cool Novel Ready Player One Gets Publishing Rights and Movie Deal |url=http://www.fusedfilm.com/2010/06/cool-novel-ready-player-one-gets-publishing-rights-and-movie-deal-with-warner-bros/ |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101121204151/http://www.fusedfilm.com/2010/06/cool-novel-ready-player-one-gets-publishing-rights-and-movie-deal-with-warner-bros/ |archive-date=November 21, 2010 |access-date=February 13, 2021 |website=Fused Film}}</ref> The book was published on August 16, 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.randomhouse.com/book/209887/ready-player-one-by-ernest-cline/9780307887436/ |title=Ready Player One by Ernest Cline |year=2011 |publisher=Random House Publishers |access-date=September 12, 2011}}</ref> An audiobook
A [[Ready Player One (film)|film adaptation]], screenwritten by Cline and [[Zak Penn]] and directed by [[Steven Spielberg]], was released on March 29, 2018. A sequel novel, ''[[Ready Player Two]]'', was released on November 24, 2020, to a widely negative critical reception.<ref name="thr sequel">{{Cite web|first=Aaron|last=Couch|title='Ready Player One' Book Sequel Sets November Publishing Date|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/ready-player-two-sets-november-publishing-date-1302284|date=July 8, 2020|access-date=July 8, 2020|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kemp |first=Ella |date=2020-12-01 |title=The first reviews for 'Ready Player Two' are in: "An AI could write a better book" |url=https://www.nme.com/en_asia/news/film/ready-player-two-reviews-roundup-steven-spielberg-2829594 |access-date=2022-07-30 |website=NME |language=en}}</ref>
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==Synopsis==
===Setting===
In the 2040s,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://io9.gizmodo.com/5831527/read-the-first-two-chapters-of-ernest-clines-dystopian-gamer-novel-ready-player-one|title=Read the first two chapters of Ernest Cline's new novel, Ready Player One|first=Annalee|last=Newitz|date=August 16, 2011|website=gizmodo.com|accessdate=April 16, 2018}}</ref> the world has been gripped by an [[energy crisis]] from the depletion of [[fossil fuels]] and the consequences of [[pollution]], [[global warming]], and [[overpopulation]], causing widespread social problems, [[poverty]], and [[economic stagnation]]. To escape the decline their world is facing, people turn to the OASIS,{{efn|OASIS is an acronym for Ontologically Anthropocentric Sensory Immersive Simulation{{Ref|Chapter|p. 48}}}} a virtual universe accessible by players using [[Head-mounted display|visors]] and [[haptic technology]] such as gloves. It was originally designed as an [[Massively multiplayer online role-playing game|MMORPG]] (and so still contains gameplay elements like powerful, unique artifacts), but has evolved into a [[virtual world]] used ubiquitously by humanity, with its currency being one of the most stable in the real world. The OASIS was created by James Donovan Halliday, founder of Gregarious Simulation Systems (formerly Gregarious Games). Due to being split into 27 different sectors, the OASIS had its own worlds and zones.
When Halliday died, his will consisted of a video stating to the public that he had left an [[Easter egg (media)|Easter egg]] inside the OASIS, and the first person to find it would inherit his entire fortune, ownership of his corporation, and complete control of the OASIS itself, which is worth trillions. To win the contest, a user must find three hidden keys, and use each one to unlock three hidden gates. Halliday's announcement leads to intense competition among "Gunters" (egg hunters) as well as global telecommunications conglomerate Innovative Online Industries (IOI) ===Plot ===
Parzival completes the Copper Gate
▲18-year-old Wade Watts lives with his aunt in [[Oklahoma City]]<!--Do not change this to Columbus - that was from the movie, not the book--><ref name="newsok">{{cite news |last=Poppe |first=Nathan |url=http://newsok.com/article/5581790 |title=Why isn't Steven Spielberg's 'Ready Player One' movie set in OKC? |publisher=NewsOK |date=February 1, 2018 |accessdate=April 4, 2018}}</ref> in the "stacks", a poverty-stricken district constructed of [[trailer home]]s piled on top of each other. He spends his spare time as a gunter, logging on to the OASIS as an [[Avatar (computing)|avatar]] under the moniker Parzival, reading James Halliday's journal ''Anorak's Almanac'', and researching details of 1980s pop culture, mainly [[classic video game]]s and movies that Halliday loved. After deciphering a riddle hidden in the ''Almanac'', he realizes that the first key is located on Ludus, the same virtual world as his own online high school, in a recreation of the ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' module ''[[Tomb of Horrors]]''. In the Tomb, Parzival defeats an [[AI]] [[Acererak]] at the video game ''[[Joust (video game)|Joust]],'' and is awarded the Copper Key. His avatar's name appears on a public scoreboard, making him an instant celebrity. While leaving the tomb, he meets Art3mis, a famous female gunter and blogger (and his crush), who had independently discovered the location of the key, but had not yet beat Acererak.
Wade, who hadn't been in his trailer at the time of the explosion, escapes and moves to [[Columbus, Ohio]] (hometown of both GSS and IOI), where he assumes the [[pseudonym]] [[Max Headroom (TV series)#Bryce Lynch|Bryce Lynch]] and lives in an anonymous apartment designed for hardcore OASIS users. He grows increasingly close with Art3mis, but when he confesses his feelings towards her, she declares that their relationship had been a mistake and ghosts him. During this time Wade becomes much more serious about the hunt. He decides not to leave his apartment or let any light in it until he has found the egg.▼
▲Parzival completes the Copper Gate's puzzles on the planet [[Middletown, Ohio|Middletown]], which is modeled after Halliday's boyhood home. He plays through the ''[[Dungeons of Daggorath]]'' video game in a recreation of Halliday's parents' house and then role-plays [[Matthew Broderick]]'s character in the film ''[[WarGames]]''. Art3mis clears the gate shortly afterwards, as does Wade's best friend Aech. Wade's fame enables him to make a living by endorsing virtual products. It also brings him to the attention of Nolan Sorrento, head of operations at IOI. When Wade refuses to join IOI, Sorrento attempts to kill him by blowing up the trailer where Wade lives, killing his aunt and disguising the explosion as an accident.
After five months, Art3mis finally finds the Jade Key. On
▲Wade, who hadn't been in his trailer at the time of the explosion, escapes and moves to [[Columbus, Ohio]] (hometown of both GSS and IOI), where he assumes the [[pseudonym]] [[Max Headroom (TV series)#Bryce Lynch|Bryce Lynch]] and lives in an anonymous apartment designed for hardcore OASIS users. He grows increasingly close with Art3mis, but when he confesses his feelings towards her, she declares that their relationship had been a mistake and ghosts him.
Parzival finds the Jade Gate
▲After five months, Art3mis finally finds the Jade Key. On Achaide, a planet containing a copy of every video game ever published, Parzival stumbles across a hidden recreation of an arcade from Halliday's hometown. He plays a [[Pac-Man#Perfect scores and other records|perfect game of ''Pac-Man'']], thinking it part of the egg hunt, but receives only a [[quarter (United States coin)|quarter]] as a prize. Aech, after finding the Jade Key, provides a hint leading him to the planet [[Frobozz]] where he solves a recreation of the [[text adventure game]] ''[[Zork]]'' and whistles [[Blue box|a 2600-hertz-sound]] through a [[Cap'n Crunch]] Bo'Sun whistle, awarding him the Jade Key. IOI establishes a base on Frobozz to [[Farming (video gaming)|farm]] Jade Keys for their company's avatars, unlocks the [[Black Tiger (video game)|second Gate]], and rapidly acquires the Crystal Key as well. Shoto, another high ranking gunter, tells Parzival that members of the IOI have killed his partner Daito, passing it off as a suicide.
Wade manipulates his assumed identity in order to be arrested and placed in [[indentured servitude]] in IOI's [[tech support]] department. He then uses [[Darknet market|black market passwords]] and [[Security hacker|security exploits]] to hack into IOI's [[intranet]] and deploy a timed booby trap to bring down the force field. He also acquires a wealth of incriminating information: footage of Daito's murder, records of the attempt on his own life, as well as plans to abduct Shoto and Art3mis and force them to find the Easter egg for IOI, then kill them afterwards. After escaping the corporation, he shares this information with his friends and news outlets, and sends out a message inviting all OASIS avatars to help them storm the castle. Parzival and his friends are interrupted by Ogden Morrow (the co-creator of the OASIS), who offers them a safe haven at his home in [[Oregon]]. Wade meets the real-life Aech and Ogden, but not Art3mis or Shoto, who are already hooked into Ogden's immersion pods.▼
▲Parzival finds the Jade Gate, hidden in a [[Voight-Kampff machine]] from [[Blade Runner]], and completes the arcade game ''[[Black Tiger (arcade game)|Black Tiger]].'' He is awarded a giant, usable [[mecha]] as a prize and is given a clue to the Crystal Key. He acquires the Crystal Key on planet Syrinx, and after playing the "Discovery" section of the song "[[2112 (song)|2112]]", finds a hidden secondary clue regarding the conditions to unlock the final gate. As Parzival messages Art3mis, Aech, and Shoto with instructions on how to get through the Jade Gate and obtain the Crystal Key, IOI finds the Crystal Gate in Halliday's private stronghold, Castle Anorak on the planet Chthonia. They use a powerful artifact to create an indestructible force field around the gate, but since they didn't find the hidden clue that Wade did, cannot determine how to open the gate.
The day of the battle, Wade's booby trap successfully disables the force field, and a massive fight among avatars ensues. Parzival, Art3mis, Aech and Shoto use their mechas to fight Sorrento's [[Mechagodzilla#Millennium period (2002 - 2003)|''Mechagodzilla'' Kiryu]], though Parzival has to use
▲Wade manipulates his assumed identity in order to be arrested and placed in [[indentured servitude]] in IOI's [[tech support]] department. He then uses [[Darknet market|black market passwords]] and [[Security hacker|security exploits]] to hack into IOI's [[intranet]] and deploy a booby trap to bring down the force field. He also acquires a wealth of incriminating information: footage of Daito's murder, records of the attempt on his own life, as well as plans to abduct Shoto and Art3mis and force them to find the Easter egg for IOI, then kill them afterwards. After escaping the corporation, he shares this information with his friends and news outlets, and sends out a message inviting all OASIS avatars to help them storm the castle. Parzival and his friends are interrupted by Ogden Morrow (the co-creator of the OASIS), who offers them a safe haven at his home in [[Oregon]]. Wade meets the real-life Aech and Ogden, but not Art3mis or Shoto, who are already hooked into Ogden's immersion pods.
Back in Oregon, Wade and Art3mis, whose actual name is Samantha, meet in person and rekindle their relationship with a kiss. Wade remarks that, for the first time in as long as he can remember, he has no desire to log into the OASIS.
▲The day of the battle, Wade's booby trap successfully disables the force field, and a massive fight among avatars ensues. Parzival, Art3mis, Aech and Shoto use their mechas to fight Sorrento's [[Mechagodzilla#Millennium period (2002 - 2003)|''Mechagodzilla'' Kiryu]], though Parzival has to use a [[Ultraman]] artifact to defeat and kill Sorrento's mecha and avatar. When it becomes clear they will lose the battle, IOI detonates a [[doomsday device]] artifact called the Cataclyst to destroy the castle and kill all avatars in the entire sector. However Parzival survives, discovering the mysterious ''Pac-Man'' quarter from Archaide was an artifact that granted him an [[extra life]]. As he enters the Crystal Gate, he announces that if he wins the final challenge, he will share his fortune with the three of his friends. In the final gate, he plays ''[[Tempest (video game)|Tempest]],'' role-plays King Arthur and various other characters in ''[[Monty Python and the Holy Grail]]'', and retrieves the Easter egg in ''[[Adventure (Atari 2600)|Adventure]]''. His victory grants him control of the OASIS, and makes him a multibillionaire. Sorrento is arrested for the murder of Daito and conspiring to kill Wade and the others. Back in Oregon, Wade and Art3mis, whose actual name is Samantha, meet in person and rekindle their relationship with a kiss. Wade remarks that for the first time in as long as he can remember, he has no desire to log into the OASIS.
==Characters==
* {{vanchor|Wade Owen Watts|Parzival|Wade3}} {{aka}} Parzival: The [[viewpoint character]], an orphan living with his
* {{vanchor|James Donovan Halliday|James Halliday|Anorak}} a.k.a. Anorak the All Knowing: The creator of OASIS. His avatar's name is based on [[anorak (slang)|a British slang term]] for an obsessive geek. His character was initially inspired by [[Willy Wonka]] who Cline described as a "rich eccentric holding a fantastic contest". Cline used the personalities of [[Howard Hughes]] and [[Richard Garriott]], and placed Halliday's birth year around the same as his own so that his pop culture interests would coincide with Cline's "and the other middle-aged uber-geeks I know".<ref name="wired fanboys">{{cite news| url=http://archive.wired.com/geekdad/2011/06/a-few-minutes-with-fanboys-writer-ernest-cline-on-ready-player-one/ | magazine=Wired | first=Tony | last=Sims | title=A Few Minutes With Fanboys Writer Ernest Cline on Ready Player One | date=June 22, 2011}}</ref><ref name="cline 20111019">{{cite web|url=http://www.ernestcline.com/blog/2011/10/19/how-lord-british-inspired-anorak/ |title=How Lord British Inspired Anorak | Ernie's Blog |publisher=Ernestcline.com |date=October 19, 2011 |access-date=July 7, 2012}}</ref> His avatar of Anorak the All Knowing resembles a tall [[Magician (fantasy)|wizard]] in black robes.
* {{vanchor|Aech}} (pronounced like the [[H (letter)|letter H]]{{Ref|Chapter|Ch. 33}}) a.k.a Helen Harris: Wade's best friend, fellow gunter, and rival in the quest to find the egg. Although Aech's avatar is an athletic white heterosexual male,{{Ref|Chapter|p. 38–39}} Aech's
* {{vanchor|Samantha Evelyn Cook|Art3mis}} a.k.a. Art3mis: A famous female gunter and blogger. She chose her avatar's name from the [[Artemis|Greek goddess of the hunt]].{{efn|Art3mis chose the [[leet]] spelling as her username because the original spelling was already taken.{{Ref|Chapter|p. 93}}}} Like other characters, Cline based Art3mis on himself and other geeks, both men, and women.<ref name="wired fanboys"/> Her avatar is a stocky female with short hair that was described to being raven-colored and at the length of [[Joan of Arc]].
* {{vanchor|Ogden "Og" Morrow|The Great and Powerful Og}} a.k.a. The Great and Powerful Og: Co-creator of the OASIS and best friend of James Halliday. His appearance and personality are described in the book as being "a cross between [[Albert Einstein]] and [[Santa Claus]]". Ogden's character and relationship with Halliday were inspired by [[Jobs and Wozniak|Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak]], with Morrow being more like Jobs as a "charismatic tech leader",<ref name=" cline 20111019"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/22/one-on-one-ernest-cline-author-of-ready-player-one/?_r=0|title=One on One: Ernest Cline, author of 'Ready Player One'|first=Nick|last=Bilton|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=August 22, 2012|access-date=February 14, 2017}}</ref> while his avatar's name is inspired by [[Wizard of Oz (character)|the Wizard of Oz]].
* {{vanchor|Daito}}: One of the two Japanese gunters who rise to the top of the scoreboard early on in the hunt, working in a team with his "brother" Shoto. He took his avatar's name from the name of the long sword in a [[daisho]] set, which is a [[katana]] on its own. They are both based on ''[[otaku]]'': Japanese geeks who enjoy movies and [[anime]], as well as ''[[hikikomori]]'': people who live as recluses inside their family's homes, referred to in the book as "the Missing Millions".<ref name="wired fanboys"/> Daito's real name is revealed to be Toshiro Yoshiaki after he is killed by
* {{vanchor|Shoto}}: The second and younger of the two Japanese gunters working as a team in their quest for the egg.{{Ref|Chapter|p. 129}} He took his avatar's name from the name of the shorter sword of a daisho set, which is a [[wakizashi]] on its own. Shoto's real name is Akihide Karatsu.{{Ref|Chapter|p. 292}}
* {{vanchor|Nolan Sorrento|IOI-655321||Sixers}} a.k.a. IOI-655321: The [[Chief operating officer|head of operations]] at Innovative Online Industries (IOI), the multinational corporation that serves as an Internet service provider for most of the world. Cline said that he named Sorrento after [[Nolan Bushnell]], founder of the video game company [[Atari, Inc.|Atari]] and said "Not that I think Nolan is a bad guy or anything. It’s meant as a subtle tribute!"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.warpzoned.com/2011/09/the-geek-genius-behind-ready-player-one-an-interview-with-ernest-cline/|title=The Geek Genius Behind Ready Player One: An Interview With Ernest Cline|date=September 23, 2011|work=warpzoned.com|access-date=March 17, 2017}}</ref>
* {{vanchor|Alice}}: The aunt of Wade who takes care of him when his parents have died. She has dated different abusive boyfriends and had a poor relationship with Wade. Alice was later killed when IOI bombed her trailer.
* {{vanchor|Rick}}: An ex-con who is Alice's latest boyfriend. He often mistreats Wade. Rick was later killed when IOI bombed Alice's trailer.
* {{vanchor|Todd}} {{aka}} Todd13: A classmate of Wade's on the OASIS planet Ludus.
* {{vanchor|Mr. Avenovich}}: A World History teacher on the OASIS planet Ludus.
* {{vanchor|Ms. Rank}}: A Latin teacher on the OASIS planet Ludus.
* {{vanchor|Ms. Guilmore}}: An older lady who is kind to Wade Watts in the stacks.
==Reception==
===Contemporary===
''Ready Player One'' was a ''[[New York Times]]'' bestseller.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html|title=Best Sellers: Hardcover Fiction: Sunday, September 11th 2011|date=September 11, 2011|access-date=March 17, 2017|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2012/07/01/trade-fiction-paperback/|title=Paperback Trade Fiction Books - Best Sellers - July 1, 2012 - The New York Times|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=March 17, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2016/12/25/trade-fiction-paperback/|title=Paperback Trade Fiction Books - Best Sellers - December 25, 2016 - The New York Times|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=March 17, 2017}}</ref> According to [[Book Marks]], the book received "rave" reviews based on ten critic reviews with seven being "rave" and one being "positive" and two being "mixed".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ready Player One|url=https://bookmarks.reviews/reviews/ready-player-one/|access-date=17 February 2024 |website=Book Marks}}</ref> In [[Bookmarks (magazine)|Bookmarks]]' November/December 2011 issue, a magazine that aggregates critic reviews of books, the book received a {{rating|4|5}} (4.00 out of 5) based on critic reviews with the critical summary saying, "Most readers will find Cline's debut novel an inventive, adrenaline-filled, and fully accessible piece of literature".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ready Player One By Ernest Cline|url=http://www.bookmarksmagazine.com/book-review/ready-player-one/ernest-cline|access-date=14 January 2023 |website=Bookmarks|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905091000/http://www.bookmarksmagazine.com/book-review/ready-player-one/ernest-cline|archive-date=5 Sep 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ready Player One Reviews|url=https://booksinthemedia.thebookseller.com/reviews/ready-player-one|access-date=14 January 2023 |website=Books in the Media|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814055238/https://booksinthemedia.thebookseller.com/reviews/ready-player-one|archive-date=14 Aug 2020}}</ref>
Among those praising the book were ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', ''[[The Boston Globe]]'', ''[[The A.V. Club]]'', [[CNN.com]], [[io9]], and ''[[Boing Boing]]''. ''[[USA Today]]'' wrote that the novel "undoubtedly qualifies Cline as the hottest geek on the planet right now."<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/books/reviews/2011-09-05-ready-player-one-ernest-cline_n.htm | work=USA Today | title=Most Popular E-mail Newsletter | date=August 19, 2011}}</ref> [[NPR]] said that the book was "ridiculously fun and large-hearted". Cline "takes a far-out premise and engages the reader instantly" with a "deeply felt narrative [that] makes it almost impossible to stop turning the pages."<ref>{{cite web|last=Schaub |first=Michael |url=https://www.npr.org/2011/08/22/139760489/player-one-a-winning-geeked-out-page-turner |title='Player One': A Winning, Geeked-Out Page-Turner |publisher=[[NPR]] |date=August 22, 2011 |access-date=July 7, 2012}}</ref> [[Janet Maslin]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' wrote that "The book gets off to a witty start" but noted that it lacks at least one dimension, stating that gaming had overwhelmed everything else about this book.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/15/books/ready-player-one-by-ernest-cline-review.html | work=[[The New York Times]] | first=Janet | last=Maslin | title='Ready Player One' by Ernest Cline – Review | date=August 14, 2011}}</ref> Rebecca Serle of ''[[HuffPost]]'' described the book as "the grown-up's ''[[Harry Potter]]''" and that it "has it all – nostalgia, trivia, adventure, romance, heart and, dare I say it, some very fascinating social commentary."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Serle |first=Rebecca |date=August 17, 2011 |title=''Ready Player One'': An Interview with Author Ernest Cline |work=[[The Huffington Post]] |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ready-player-one-ernest-cline-interview_b_929300 |access-date=March 5, 2023}}</ref> The book has been translated into over 20 languages.<ref name="languages">{{cite web |title=Ready Player One |url=http://www.ernestcline.com/books/rpo/ |access-date=February 7, 2017 |work=ernestcline.com}}</ref> ===Retrospective===
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[[Michael J. Nelson]]'s and Conor Lastowka's book review [[podcast]] series ''[[372 Pages We'll Never Get Back]]'' was named after the number of pages that comprise the book's paperback edition. The book was the inaugural subject of the podcast, which is devoted to reviewing literature the hosts consider to be of dubious quality. They criticized the book's
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===Film adaptation===
{{main|Ready Player One (film)}}
The film rights were purchased by [[Warner Bros.]] on the same day Cline finalized his publishing deal with [[Random House]], one year prior to the novel's publication. Dan Farah brought the project into the studio and produced it with [[Donald De Line]]. Cline adapted his novel into a screenplay.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Fleming|first=Michael |url=https://deadline.com/2010/06/warner-bros-and-de-line-pictures-win-book-auction-for-ready-player-one-48086/ |title=Warner Bros and De Line Pictures Win Book Auction For 'Ready Player One' |magazine=[[Deadline
[[Steven Spielberg]] signed on to direct in March 2015.<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Busch, Anita |url=https://deadline.com/2015/03/ready-player-one-movie-steven-spielberg-ernest-cline-warner-bros-1201398299/ |title=Steven Spielberg To Direct Sci-Fi Cult Favorite 'Ready Player One'; Back At Warner Bros |magazine=[[Deadline
On June 9, 2016, ''Variety'' stated that Spielberg's regular collaborator [[John Williams]] was planning on composing the film's score.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Burlingame|first=Jon|date=June 9, 2016|title=AFI Honoree John Williams Looks Back on Six Decades of Iconic Themes|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/spotlight/john-williams-afi-1201792072-1201792072/|magazine=Variety|access-date=June 9, 2016}}</ref> However, scheduling conflicts with another Spielberg film, ''[[The Post (film)|The Post]]'', led to Spielberg signing [[Alan Silvestri]] for the score.
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* [[LitRPG]]
* [[Metaverse]]
* [[Second Life]]
* [[VRChat]]
==Notes==
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{{Andy Weir}}
{{Prometheus Best Novel Award}}
{{Extended reality}}
{{Authority control}}
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