. . . . . . . . CLIP FILM READY PLAYER ONE DIRECTOR: Steven Spielberg YEAR: 2018 CHARACTERS: Tye Sheridan (Wade Watts), Olivia Cooke (Samantha Evelyne Cook), Ben Mendelsohn (Sorrento), T.J. Miller (iR0K) SYNOPSIS In a dystopian world in 2045, people try to escape from gloomy reality through the OASIS, a multiplayer virtual game created by James Halliday, a tech industry businessman. After his death, a pre-recorded message left by his avatar Anorak announces a contest: find the golden Easter Egg placed in a mysterious place. In order to find the Easter Egg, people need to find three keys and open three gates scattered throughout the OASIS. After opening the three gates, the winner will be tested for their worthiness through rites and trials. The prize is an immense fortune and the total control of the game. The contest is so attractive that lures several Gunters , or egg hunters, including Nolan Sorrento, the CEO of Innovative Online Industries (IOI), who tries to get control over the OASIS by inserting intrusive online advertising. Orphan teenager Wade Watts participates in the first challenge with his avatar, Parzival, and an online streamer, Samantha Evelyne Cook, whose avatar s name is Art3mis. They win the first challenge, which is a race through New York City, and get the first key, the Copper Key, to enter the first gate. Sorrento asks mercenary i-R0k to discover Parzival s true identity, intending to persuade him to win the contest on IOI s behalf. Dangerous adventures, challenging competitions and harsh fights for victory begin, leading the protagonists through a parallel universe in which nothing is as it seems. The second challenge is won by Art3mis, who climbs a set of stones to reach a gate which opens when she inserts the Jade Key. The third gate is located within a castle on the planet Chthonia: a barrier around the castle prevents entry by anyone other than the owner of the Crystal Key. Parzival/ Wade finally finds the Easter Egg and wins the competition. He now owns the OASIS, but he realizes that reality is better than fiction. He will eventually decide to shut the game down two days a week. BEFORE WATCHING 5 O R D . Give a definition of the following terms. . 1. Dystopian W S 2. Avatar 3. Streamer 4. Contest 5. Trial 6. Mercenary gloomy: cupo to lure: attirare on behalf (of): per conto di to scatter: disperdere worthiness: valore 278 aUToMaTioN aND roboTics Elettronica-Informatica.indb 278 25/01/24 16:10