READY PLAYER ONE
Literature 2011. Written by Ernest Cline.
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1Abound Sound Audio SystemTechnology ProductsAudiovisual Devices

Abound Sound Audio System
Ultra thin speakers on Wade's haptic chair.

2Advanced OASIS StudiesEducationClasses

Advanced OASIS Studies
Class Wade attends at his school in the OASIS.

3The Aech-FeedCinemaTV Stations

The Aech-Feed
Aech's personal OASIS vidfeed.

4Aladdin's CastleAmusementVideo Game Arcades

Aladdin's Castle
Arcade on the planet Archaide, virtual simulation of an real arcade that once existed.

5Anorak's AlmanacLiteratureBiographies

Anorak's Almanac
A collection of hundreds of Halliday's undated journal entries.

6Anorak's QuestMediaVideo Games

Anorak's Quest
Video game Halliday programmed in BASIC on a TRS-80 set in the fantasy world Chthonia.

7Anorak's Quest IIMediaVideo Games

Anorak's Quest II
Sequel to Halliday's first video game.

8Antigrav BootsApparelFootwear

Antigrav Boots
Boots Wade wears to the planet Archaide.

9Antimatter Friction-induction BombWeaponsExplosives

Antimatter Friction-induction Bomb
Bomb Wade programs Supply Droid SD-03 to detonate, bringing down The Sixers' dome over Castle Anorak.

10Art3MissApparelClothing Products

Art3Miss
Art3mis' wildly successful clothing line for full-figured female avatars.

11Art3mivisionCinemaTV Stations

Art3mivision
Art3mis' personal OASIS vidfeed.

12Arty's MissivesMediaWebsites

Arty's Missives
Blog written by female gunter Art3mis detailed her quest for Halliday's egg.

13Backpack of HoldingApparelLuggage

Backpack of Holding
Gear Wade wears when visiting the planet Archaide, what he calls his Sunday best.

14Black Chuck Taylor All Stars of Speed an...ApparelClothing Products

Black Chuck Taylor All Stars of Speed and Flight
Magical items Art3mis was wearing when she was killed by The Sixers detonating the Cataclyst.

15Boots of SpeedApparelFootwear

Boots of Speed
Magic boots that Shoto wears.

16Caravan of SuckCinemaMovies

Caravan of Suck
Joke Wade makes to Aech about the Star War film Caravan Of Courage: An Ewok Adventure - "They should have called it Caravan of Suck"

17Clan DestinySportsSports Teams

Clan Destiny
Gunter Clan - group of gunters working together to find Halliday's easter egg.

18The ContestEventsContests

The Contest
The hunt for Halliday's easter egg.

19Daisho Energy DrinkBeverage ProductsEnergy Drinks

Daisho Energy Drink
Daito and Shoto's energy drink.

20The DaishowCinemaTV Stations

The Daishow
Daito and Shoto's personal OASIS vidfeed.

21Dinatro RLR-7800 WreckSpexComputersComputer Peripherals

Dinatro RLR-7800 WreckSpex
Haptic visor Wade uses to interact with the OASIS. "The Visor drew the OASIS directly onto my retinas at the highest frame rate and resolution perceptible to the human eye"

22The Distracted GlobeNightlifeNightclubs

The Distracted Globe
Venue where Open Morrow'a birthday party takes place, a zero gravity dance club on the planet Neonoir in Sector Sixteen.

23Ecto-88VehiclesMotor Vehicles

Ecto-88
Wade's car, a DeLorean outfitted with a nonfunctioning flux capacitor. Wade installed an artificially intelligent onboard computer named KITT with a matching red Knight Rider scanner just above the DeLorean's grill. Then he outfitted the car with an oscillation overthruster, a device that allowed it to travel through solid matter. Finally, to complete his '80s super-vehicle theme, he slapped a Ghostbusters logo on each of the DeLorean's gull-wing doors and personalized plates that read ECTO-88.

24The Egg ManLiteratureBiographies

The Egg Man
Halliday biography.

25FlicksyncMediaVideo Games

Flicksync
Immersive interactive video games patented by GSS that allowed people to play a lead role in one of their favorite old movies or tv series, inspired by Halliday's War Games simulation quest beyond the first gate.

26Gauntlets of Giant StrengthApparelBody Armor

Gauntlets of Giant Strength
Gloves Wade wears when visiting the planet Archaide.

27The Grail DiaryLiteratureBiographies

The Grail Diary
Wade's journal.

28Gregarious GamesCorporationsSoftware Companies

Gregarious Games
Halliday and Morrow's first video game Company.

29GSSCorporationsTechnology Companies

GSS
Gregarious Simulation Systems, Halliday's company.

30GSS MuseumEntertainmentMuseums

GSS Museum
The real GSS Museum is in Columbus, but there is a virtual simulation of it on the planet Archaide.

31Gun TorrentMediaWebsites

Gun Torrent
A file sharing program used by gunters around the world.

32GunterpediaMediaWebsites

Gunterpedia
Gunter website.

33Habashaw OIR 9400ComputersComputer Peripherals

Habashaw OIR 9400
Morrow's top of the line OASIS immersion bays.

34Halcydonia InteractiveCorporationsSoftware Companies

Halcydonia Interactive
Ogden and Kira's nonprofit educational software company that created free interactive adventure games for kids.

35Hale Mail Powered ArmorWeaponsMiscellaneous Weapons

Hale Mail Powered Armor
Gear Wade wears when visiting the planet Archaide, what he calls his Sunday best.

36Happy Time Pizza [restaurant]DiningPizza Parlors

Happy Time Pizza [restaurant]
Pizza parlor from Halliday's hometown.

37Happy Time Pizza [virtual version]DiningPizza Parlors

Happy Time Pizza [virtual version]
Pizza parlor from Halliday's hometown, recreated as a virtual simulation on the planet Archaide.

38The HatcheryMediaWebsites

The Hatchery
Gunter website.

39Helpful Helpdesk Inc.CorporationsCommunications Companies

Helpful Helpdesk Inc.
One of the contract firms GSS uses to handle OASIS customer service and support, where Wade gets a job to pay the rent.

40The High FiveSportsSports Teams

The High Five
Gunter Clan - group of gunters working together to find Halliday's easter egg.

41Innovative Online IndustriesIndustrial CompaniesIndustries

Innovative Online Industries
Also known as IOI, the global communications conglomerate and the world's largest internet service provider.

42IOI-NTelevisionTV News

IOI-N
The company's twenty-four-hour news network that provides a nonstop stream of company-related news and propaganda.

43The Iron GiantTechnology ProductsRobot Models

The Iron Giant
A fifty-foot, metal-eating robot, one of the giant robot reward options available when Wade beats the Black Tiger video game, originally from The Iron Giant animated film.

44Jet BootsApparelFootwear

Jet Boots
Wade's flying boots.

45Jet JaguarTechnology ProductsRobot Models

Jet Jaguar
A humanoid robot, one of the giant robot reward options available when Wade beats the Black Tiger video game, originally from the film Godzilla vs. Megalon.

46Joe's GarageServicesRepair Services

Joe's Garage
Orbital starship repair shop in Sector Ten.

47The John Hughes BluesMediaWebsites

The John Hughes Blues
Blog post posted on Arty's Missives blog.

48Johnny Five Supply DroidsTechnology ProductsRobot Models

Johnny Five Supply Droids
Short Circuit droids The Sixers use as gofers, to run errands.

49The KayleeVehiclesSpacecrafts

The Kaylee
The name of Wade's Firefly class starship before he changes it to The Vonnegut.

50The Key MastersSportsSports Teams

The Key Masters
Gunter Clan - group of gunters working together to find Halliday's easter egg.

51The KurosawaVehiclesSpacecrafts

The Kurosawa
Dario and Shoto's starship, a large interplanetary trawler modeled after the Bebop in Cowboy Bebop.

52L33t Hax0rz WarezhausMediaWebsites

L33t Hax0rz Warezhaus
Highly exclusive illegal data auction site.

53Lightsaber WeaponsBlade Weapons

Lightsaber
The Jedi laser sword weapons from Star Wars are a dime a dozen in the OASIS. Wade has more than 40.

54The MailboxServicesRental Services

The Mailbox
Post office box rental outlet where Wade rents a mailbox as part of his IOI escape plan.

55Mandarax SoftwareComputersSoftware

Mandarax Software
Translation software Wade uses to translate a Japanese newsfeed article about Daito's "suicide"

56The MarvellerVehiclesSpacecrafts

The Marveller
Wade's new starship, a transformed version of the giant robot Leopardon from Supaidaman.

57Max Headroom V3.4.1ComputersSoftware

Max Headroom V3.4.1
Highly customized system agent software.

58Meta-detectorTechnology ProductsTracking Devices

Meta-detector
Device used at IOI checkpoint to scan indents to make sure they weren't hiding any electronic devices on or in their persons.

59Middletown Lanes [Middletown]AmusementBowling Alleys

Middletown Lanes [Middletown]
Bowling alley from Halliday's hometown.

60Middletown Lanes [OASIS]AmusementBowling Alleys

Middletown Lanes [OASIS]
Bowling alley hidden in Tyrell buildings from Blade Runner all over the OASIS, based on a real bowling alley from Halliday's hometown.

61OASIS OSComputersSoftware

OASIS OS
Operating system used for the OASIS.

62OASIS Public School #1172EducationHigh Schools

OASIS Public School #1172
Aech's high school in the OASIS.

63OASIS Public School #1873EducationHigh Schools

OASIS Public School #1873
Wade's high school in the OASIS.

64OASIS Public School #571EducationHigh Schools

OASIS Public School #571
High school in the OASIS near the Tomb of Horrors.

65OASIS Reality EngineComputersSupercomputers

OASIS Reality Engine


66The OASISMediaVideo Games

The OASIS
OASIS = Ontologically Anthropocentric Sensory Immersive Simulation. A massively multiplayer online game that has gradually evolved into the globally networked virtual reality most of humanity now used on a daily basis.

67Oculance VisorComputersComputer Peripherals

Oculance Visor
Brand of visor in Morrow's immersion bays.

68Okagami IdleHands Haptic DataglovesComputersComputer Peripherals

Okagami IdleHands Haptic Datagloves
State-of-the-art haptic gloves Wade wears to interact with the OASIS. Special tactile feedback pads covered both palms, allowing the gloves to create the illusion that I was touching objects and surfaces that didn't actually exist.

69Okagami Runaround Omni-directional Tread...ComputersComputer Peripherals

Okagami Runaround Omni-directional Treadmill
Moving base for Wade's haptic chair. Slogan: "No matter where you go, there you are"

70The Olfatrix Smell TowerHome FurnishingFurniture

The Olfatrix Smell Tower
Hardware for Wade's haptic chair. "The Oflatrix Smell Tower in the corner was capable of generating over two thousand discernible odors."

71Oscillation OverthrusterComputersComputer Peripherals

Oscillation Overthruster
Device that allows Wade's flying DeLorean, the Ecto-88, it to travel through solid matter.

72The OviraptorsSportsSports Teams

The Oviraptors
Gunter Clan - group of gunters working together to find Halliday's easter egg.

73Pan Galactic Gargle BlasterMenuMixed Drinks

Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster
Drink served at Ogden Morrow's nightclub The Distracted Globe, inspired by The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

74Parzival-TVCinemaTV Stations

Parzival-TV
Wade's personal OASIS vidfeed, broadcasting obscure eclectic crap, 24-7-365.

75The PleasuredomeServicesSex Services

The Pleasuredome
Brothel simulation.

76RX-78 Gundam MechTechnology ProductsRobot Models

RX-78 Gundam Mech
The giant robot that Aech selects after clearing the second gate, from the Mobile Suit Gundam anime series.

77SageCageGoodsHardware

SageCage
The titanium alloy Wade used to reinforce his apartment's walls, floor, and ceiling.

78Sector ElevenMediaVirtual Reality

Sector Eleven
One of the twenty-seven sectors of the OASIS, location of the Whedonverse, where Wade obtains his Firefly class starship.

79Sector FourteenMediaVirtual Reality

Sector Fourteen
One of the twenty-seven sectors of the OASIS, location of Wade's asteroid Falco.

80Sector OneMediaVirtual Reality

Sector One
One of the twenty-seven sectors of the OASIS, location where new avatars are spawned at the time of their creation.

81Sector SevenMediaVirtual Reality

Sector Seven
One of the twenty-seven sectors of the OASIS, location of the planet Middletown, a recreation of Halliday's hometown.

82Sector SixteenMediaVirtual Reality

Sector Sixteen
One of the twenty-seven sectors of the OASIS, location of planet Neonoir and Morrow's nightclub The Distracted Globe.

83Sector TenMediaVirtual Reality

Sector Ten
One of the twenty-seven sectors of the OASIS, location of Joe's Garage, an orbital starship repair shop.

84Sector Twenty-oneMediaVirtual Reality

Sector Twenty-one
One of the twenty-seven sectors of the OASIS, location of the Rush-themed planet Syrinx.

85Sector Twenty-twoMediaVirtual Reality

Sector Twenty-two
One of the twenty-seven sectors of the OASIS, location of the hidden high-level quest called Shodai Urutoraman on the planet Tokusatsu.

86Sector TwoMediaVirtual Reality

Sector Two
One of the twenty-seven sectors of the OASIS, location of the planet Gygax.

87Shaptic Technologies HC5000 Fully Adjust...ComputersComputer Peripherals

Shaptic Technologies HC5000 Fully Adjustable Haptic Chair
Haptic hardware Wade uses to interact with the OASIS.

88Shaptic UberBettyTechnology ProductsRobot Models

Shaptic UberBetty
Anatomically correct haptic doll, or ACHD, for more intimate encounters within the OASIS.

89Sinatro OASIS ConsoleComputersComputer Peripherals

Sinatro OASIS Console
A top-of-the-line miniature OASIS console one of Wade's fellow IOI indents was caught concealing inside a prosthetic testicle. "Talk about balls."

90SludgeBeverage ProductsBeverages

Sludge
High protein vitamin d infused breakfast drink.

91Specium RayWeaponsMiscellaneous Weapons

Specium Ray
Weapon Wade uses as Ultraman in the battle against Sorrento, a pulsing beam of white energy.

92The StacksMediaVideo Games

The Stacks
Wade created an Atari 2600 video game.

93Team BanzaiSportsSports Teams

Team Banzai
Gunter Clan - group of gunters working together to find Halliday's easter egg.

94TIE Fighter VehiclesSpacecrafts

TIE Fighter
Vehicle from Star Wars that appears in the OASIS.

95Tommy QueueTelevisionTV Shows

Tommy Queue
TV show on IOI-N, a wacky situation comedy chronicling the misadventures of Tommy, a newly indentured OASIS tech rep struggling to achieve his goals of financial independence and on-the-job excellence!. An "inane corporate shitcom", according to Wade.

96TravoltraComputersSoftware

Travoltra
High end avatar dance software that Wade utlizes at Ogden Morrow's birthday party.

97Twenty Grand PalaceDiningPizza Parlors

Twenty Grand Palace
Combination video game arcade / pizza parlor in the OASIS, inspired by the arcade from the movie War Games.

98Ultra-SliceWeaponsBlade Weapons

Ultra-Slice
Weapon Wade uses as Ultraman in the battle against Sorrento, a glowing circular saw blade of electric-blue energy.

99USCRMediaWebsites

USCR
United States Citizens Registry database.

100ViperVehiclesSpacecrafts

Viper
Colonial starfighter from Battlestar Galactica that appears in the OASIS.

101Voight Kampff Test MachineTechnology ProductsElectronics

Voight Kampff Test Machine
Replicant testing machine present in all of the virtually simulated Tyrell Corporation buildings in the OASIS, from Blade Runner.

102The VonnegutVehiclesSpacecrafts

The Vonnegut
The name Wade gives his Firefly class starship, previously named The Kaylee.

103Vorpal Bastard SwordWeaponsBlade Weapons

Vorpal Bastard Sword
Sword Wade carries to the planet Archaide.

104Vorpal BladeWeaponsBlade Weapons

Vorpal Blade
Wade gives Shoto a Vorpal blade as a gift, originally from Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass.

105World Builder SoftwareComputersSoftware

World Builder Software
OASIS software containing templates for structures, such as the Tyrell building from Blade Runner.

106X-Wing VehiclesSpacecrafts

X-Wing
Wade keeps an X-Wing Fighter from Star Wars in the hangar on his private asteroid.



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