Simulated Reality in Fiction

paradoxosalpha: Bowman is introduced through his participation in a training simulation so convincing that when it ends, he is at first confused about being on Earth.

paradoxosalpha: "You're soaking in it!"

paradoxosalpha: Centers on an "archaeological" simulation of "dark ages" (ca. 20th/21st century) reality in a far future actual setting.

paradoxosalpha: The longest piece in this collection, "The Great Dark" (title furnished by the editor) is a horror story that hinges on its protagonist's efforts and failures to assign reality to his actual circumstances after being subjected to a dream-world of simulation.

souci: all about a digital afterlife, kind of a double simulation

paradoxosalpha: The Puzzle Palace is a shared virtual environment where the bureaucrat's Division of Technology Transfer maintains its functional offices for interplanetary operations.

paradoxosalpha: Simulated realities are predicated largely on the basis of the immersive reconstruction of the subjective experiences of an interrogation subject.