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Cool plot line for a SF novel. We advance VR so much that we end up meeting another civilization THERE instead of outside.
by camillomiller 9y ago
Cool plot line for a SF novel. We advance VR so much that we end up meeting another civilization THERE instead of outside.
- jacobush 9y agoAnd they struggle to understand us.
- AgentME 9y agoPermutation City and Diaspora by Greg Egan are great and at times touch on ideas like this.
- arethuza 9y agoI loved the irony of the virtual citizens of a polis travelling physically to another star system and the first creatures they encounter are inside the "natural" simulation hosted by the chemical evolution of the Wang carpets.
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- robotresearcher 9y agoCount Zero and Mona Lisa Overdrive by William Gibson (sequels to the more famous Neuromancer) have this idea. AIs obtain independence from humans in cyberspace (VR) and eventually make contact with AIs from elsewhere.
- camillomiller 9y agoCool! Will check em out
- robotresearcher 9y agoDisclaimer: this stuff is mostly just hinted at, while the plot is mainly about people working within this context. But so awesome. Blew my teenage mind in the late 80s.