The science fiction work “Ready Player One”, which was adapted for film by Steven Spielberg in 2018, is often described as a dystopia. Yet this futuristic vision is about to become reality. Explanations.
What if the dystopia described in Ready Player One became our future reality? Futureverse, a forward-thinking company specializing in artificial intelligence and metaverse technologies, and backed by renowned investors, has just announced a major development: the creation of Readyverse Studios. This company is the result of a collaboration between Shara Senderoff and Aaron McDonald, co-founders of Futureverse, as well as Ernest Cline, the bestselling writer behind “Ready Player One”, and Dan Farah, the producer of the film adapted from the novel . So what is the objective of this ambitious project?
Ready Player One, “in real life”?
In fact, Readyverse Studios aims to become the ultimate virtual destination for fans eager to explore their favorite stories and intellectual properties in the metaverse. To do this, it relies on technologies such as web3, metaverse games and experiences, augmented reality and virtual reality. This year, Readyverse Studios will launch The Readyverse, a dynamic interactive platform composed of interconnected digital experiences. In a first major rights deal, Readyverse Studios has partnered exclusively with Warner Bros. Discovery to bring the Ready Player One franchise into the metaverse via web3. Additionally, Readyverse Studios holds exclusive web3 rights to all future IPs from author Ernest Cline. Other brands and franchises will soon be announced within The Readyverse.
The goal of Readyverse Studios is to bring to life the metaverse described in the novel Ready Player One and its film adaptation. By creating an open, multi-world, multi-IP metaverse experience for the general public. The Readyverse is committed to the principles of the Open Metaverse. Such as digital ownership, community infrastructure, decentralization, security and interoperability. It will be built using Futureverse’s extensive technology platform. Very pompous words to ultimately describe a promise of something intended to be ethical.
What is it exactly ?
In the film Ready Player One based on the novel of the same name, the Metaverse is a virtual universe called the OASIS. The OASIS is a three-dimensional, immersive virtual space where users can interact with a virtual environment and with each other. It is accessible through virtual reality headsets, haptic suits and other immersive technologies. In this place, users can explore various worlds. But also engage in multiple activities like games, quests, training, social meetings, etc. A bit like a giant MMO, but where you can do everything.
The worst possible idea?
Ernest Cline, co-founder of Readyverse Studios, expresses his enthusiasm: “The future arrived faster than I imagined. With Readyverse Studios, we have the opportunity to use the revolutionary technology developed by Futureverse to realize the best possible version of the metaverse.”
In conclusion, it is quite paradoxical to see that the author, whose work precisely criticizes the dystopian dimension of a metaverse and the dangers of an invasive virtual society, now seems ready to engage in a similar project. This situation raises interesting questions about the relationship between fiction and reality. And on how creators perceive the impact of their works in the real world. It’s almost as if Michael Crichton, the author of Jurassic Park, decided to fund genetic research to create dinosaurs. This situation presents a somewhat paradoxical aspect. It remains to be seen whether all this can be viable in the long term.