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Ready Player One

Avatars:

  • They can choose their exact appearance and change it anytime
  • Characters are known by their avatars
    • Parzival knew who Art3mis was from her previous work 
  • They can locate each other easily
  • Aech mentions how Art3mis could be a 300ln man from Detroit, pretending to be a pretty girl to get access to the keys
  • Wade and Samantha actually live so close together, but they met in the OASIS

Second Life

Second life is a 3D-generated virtual world and platform with user-generated content. Players can interact with one another and perform lifelike actions.
  • Similar to Sims
  • Has a virtual economy powered by real money
  • Players can create their own avatars
  • It is not considered a video game because it predates the term

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