Simulacron-3
by Daniel F. Galouyeliterary work· published 1964
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Simulacron-3 (also published as Counterfeit World) is a 1964 science fiction novel by American author Daniel F. Galouye featuring an early literary description of a simulated reality. Simulacron-3 is the story of a virtual city (total environment simulator) for marketing research, developed by a scientist to reduce the need for opinion polls. The computer-generated city simulation is so well-programmed that, although the inhabitants have their own consciousness, they are almost entirely unaware that they are models in a computer simulation. The simulator's lead scientist, Hannon Fuller, dies mysteriously, and a co-worker, Morton Lynch, vanishes. The protagonist, Douglas Hall, is with Lynch when he vanishes, and Hall subsequently struggles to suppress his inchoate madness.
Adaptations (2)
Simulacron-3 has been adapted 2 times, across television film and film, from 1973 to 1999. The most recent is The Thirteenth Floor (1999).
World on a Wire1973 · television film · 212 min · dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder · IMDb ↗IMDb7.776MetacriticIn the future, Simulacron, a computer project simulating reality, encounters strange occurrences after its leader's death. Dr. Stiller questions the sudden disappearance of a friend and wonders if Simulacron holds the answers.
The Thirteenth Floor1999 · film · 100 min · dir. Josef Rusnak · IMDb ↗In Los Angeles, a wealthy man, known as Mr. Fuller, discovers a shocking secret about the world he lives in. Fearing for his life, he leaves a desperate message for a friend of his in the most unexpected place.
