Long before Ready Player One, there was a book about an intergalactic game of chance and luck called The Player of Games, by Iain M. Banks, published in 1988. It was the second Culture novel, which is a vast AI interface that plug people into a better reality, or does it?

We’ll break down the book, see if it holds up, and talk about its relevance in today’s world which has VR gaming as the new frontier. Check it!

Long before Ready Player One, there was a book about an intergalactic game of chance and luck called The Player of Games, by Iain M. Banks, published in 1988. It was the second Culture novel, which is a vast AI interface that plug people into a better reality, or does it? We’ll break down the book, see if it holds up, and talk about its relevance in today’s world which has VR gaming as the new frontier. Check it!

Episode 127 - The Player of Games by Iain Banks

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Episode 127 - The Player of Games by Iain Banks

Episode 127 - The Player of Games by Iain Banks