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Literature 2011. Written by Ernest Cline.
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1Alt.phreakingOuter SpacePlanets

Alt.phreaking
One of the worlds in Sector Seven named after an old Usenet group.

2Altair VI Outer SpacePlanets

Altair VI
Planet in the OASIS, inspired by Star Trek.

3ArchaideOuter SpacePlanets

Archaide
Planet in the OASIS, tribute to video games of all kinds, includes a virtual simulation of the GSS Museum and Happy Time Pizza, a pizzeria from Halliday's hometown.

4ArrakisOuter SpacePlanets

Arrakis
Planet in the OASIS, based on the planet from Dune.

5The AvenueTransit RoutesAvenues

The Avenue
Road on the planet Neonoir, location of Ogden Morrow's nightclub The Distorted Globe.

6AxrenoxOuter SpacePlanets

Axrenox
Cyber punk themed world in Sector Twenty-Two containing a Tyrell Building from Blade Runner where Wade goes looking for the third Gate.

7The BasementWorldsMiscellaneous Places

The Basement
Aech's chatroom.

8BenatarOuter SpaceMoons

Benatar
Artemis' small moon, location of her armored palace stronghold.

9The BoulevardTransit RoutesBoulevards

The Boulevard
Road on the planet Neonoir, location of Ogden Morrow's nightclub The Distorted Globe.

10Castle AnorakStructuresCastles

Castle Anorak
Halliday's personal stronghold on the planet Chthonia.

11Chthonia [Anorak's Quest]WorldsMiscellaneous Places

Chthonia [Anorak's Quest]
Fantasy world setting in the video game Anorak's Quest that Halliday programmed in BASIC on a TRS-80.

12Chthonia [OASIS]Outer SpacePlanets

Chthonia [OASIS]
Planet in Sector Ten, home of Halliday's personal stronghold, Castle Anorak.

13Cleveland AvenueTransit RoutesAvenues

Cleveland Avenue
Street where Halliday grew up.

14DiscworldOuter SpacePlanets

Discworld
Planet in the OASIS, based on the Discworld book series by Terry Pratchett.

15FalcoOuter SpaceInterstellar Objects

Falco
Also known as Planetoid S14A316, the cheapest planetoid Wade could find, where he builds his stronghold.

16FrobozzOuter SpacePlanets

Frobozz
Small world in Sector Seven, home to detailed re-creations of the game Zork.

17GoondocksOuter SpacePlanets

Goondocks
Goonies-themed planet in the OASIS.

18Greenleaf LaneTransit RoutesLanes

Greenleaf Lane
Art3mis' home address in Vancouver.

19GreyhawkOuter SpacePlanets

Greyhawk
Planet in the OASIS, reference to Dungeons & Dragons.

20GygaxOuter SpacePlanets

Gygax
Planet in the OASIS, named after Gary Gygax, the creator of Dungeons & Dragons.

21HalcydoniaWorldsFantasy Lands

Halcydonia
Magical kingdom setting in the educational games created by Ogden and Kira's nonprofit educational software company Halcydonia interactive.

22IncipioOuter SpacePlanets

Incipio
Planet at the center of Sector One where new avatars spawn when created.

23IOI 1Outer SpacePlanets

IOI 1
Planet in the OASIS, a massive chrome globe, headquarters of The Sixers.

24LudusOuter SpacePlanets

Ludus
Planet in the OASIS, location of OASIS public schools, as well as the Tomb of Horrors, home of the Copper Key.

25Ludus IIOuter SpacePlanets

Ludus II
Planet in the OASIS where all schools from Ludus were relocated to when it was revealed that Ludus was the location of the Copper Key. The original Ludus remained a battlefield for Gunters.

26MagratheaOuter SpacePlanets

Magrathea
Planet in the OASIS, based on the planet from the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

27Middle EarthOuter SpacePlanets

Middle Earth
Planet in the OASIS, named for Lord of the Rings.

28MiddletownOuter SpacePlanets

Middletown
Planet in the OASIS that Halliday created to resemble his hometown in Ohio, as it was in the 1980s.

29MidworldOuter SpacePlanets

Midworld
Planet in the OASIS, based on Midworld novel by Alan Dean Foster.

30MitnickOuter SpacePlanets

Mitnick
One of the worlds in Sector Seven named after a famous hacker.

31NeonoirOuter SpacePlanets

Neonoir
Plant in the Oasis where it's always night, location of Ogden Morrow's nightclub The Distracted Globe.

32PernOuter SpacePlanets

Pern
Planet in the Oasis, based on the planet from Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern series.

33Planet DoomOuter SpacePlanets

Planet Doom
Planet in the OASIS, location of the third and final gate, as well as the crystal key. Named after the one of the planets of the Drule Empire in the video game series Voltron: Defender of the Universe.

34Planet ZemeckisOuter SpacePlanets

Planet Zemeckis
Planet in the OASIS.

35Portland Avenue StacksUrban AreasNeighborhoods

Portland Avenue Stacks
A sprawling hive of discolored trailer homes rusting on the shores of I-40, just west of Oklahoma City's decaying skyscraper.

36RingworldOuter SpacePlanets

Ringworld
Planet in the OASIS, based on the science fiction novel by Larry Niven.

37RiverworldOuter SpacePlanets

Riverworld
Planet in the OASIS, based on the fantasy novels by Philip Jose Farmer.

38SkolnickOuter SpacePlanets

Skolnick
Planet in the OASIS, location of an interactive simulation of the fraternity house from the movie Revenge of the Nerds. Named after Robert Carradine's character Lewis Skolnick.

39TokusatsuOuter SpacePlanets

Tokusatsu
Planet, location of the hidden high-level Japanese-language quest Shodai Urutoraman.

40Tomb of HorrorsStructuresBuildings

Tomb of Horrors
Underground tomb on the planet Ludus in the OASIS, based on the Dungeons & Dragons module, home of the the Copper Key.

41TranssexualOuter SpacePlanets

Transsexual
Planet in the OASIS featuring screenings of the Rocky horror picture show.

42Tyrell BuildingStructuresBuildings

Tyrell Building
The famous pyramid-shaped building from Blade Runner, included as a template in OASIS World Building software.

43Vulcan Outer SpacePlanets

Vulcan
Planet in the OASIS, based on the Star Trek planet.

44The WhedonverseOuter SpaceRegions of Space

The Whedonverse
A large group of worlds in Sector Eleven, where Wade obtained his Firefly class starship.

45WozOuter SpacePlanets

Woz
One of the worlds in Sector Seven named after a famous hacker.

46The XYZZY ClusterOuter SpaceStar Clusters

The XYZZY Cluster
A group of several hundred rarely visited worlds containing recreations of classic text adventure games.



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