Characters
This character’s avatar in the OASIS is known as Parzival, inspired by a knight from Arthurian legend.
Who is Wade Watts?
This video game, released in 1980, is famous for containing the first hidden Easter egg.
What is Adventure?
This competition, designed by James Halliday, leads to the ultimate prize of controlling the OASIS.
What is the Hunt?
The OASIS serves as both a virtual reality game and a replacement for this real-world system.
What is education?
This legendary director brought Ready Player One to life on the big screen.
Who is Steven Spielberg?
This is the real name of Art3mis, who joins the Hunt to honor her father’s memory.
Who is Samantha Cook?
The First Key is hidden on this planet, which Wade discovers using a clue tied to old-fashioned gaming.
What is Ludus?
Wade lives in this poverty-stricken area where trailers are stacked high to save space.
What are the Stacks?
Players need these two essential tools to interact with the OASIS.
What are a VR headset and haptic gloves?
In the movie, this film replaces WarGames as the setting for the second challenge.
What is The Shining?
This creator of the OASIS left a contest behind as a way to pass on his legacy.
Who is James Halliday?
Wade must earn a perfect score in this classic arcade game to receive a mysterious item.
What is Pac-Man?
Wade uses this strategy to break into IOI headquarters and access their system.
What is letting himself be captured and sent to indentured servitude?
This virtual currency is used for everything from buying weapons to paying rent.
What are credits?
Wade drives this iconic vehicle during the OASIS’s race sequence.
What is the DeLorean?
This is the real-life identity of Aech, Wade’s closest friend, whose appearance surprises him.
Who is Helen Harris?
The second challenge in the book takes place in a simulation of this 1980s movie.
What is WarGames?
This action Wade takes at the end of the book prevents IOI from winning the contest.
What is completing the final challenge before them?
This planet, which resembles a Dungeons & Dragons world, is a favorite destination for fantasy fans in the OASIS.
What is Gygax?
This is the reason Art3mis and Wade disagree in the movie’s early scenes.
What is Wade’s lack of focus on the bigger fight against IOI?
This ruthless IOI executive stops at nothing to control the OASIS.
Who is Nolan Sorrento?
Halliday’s avatar, which represents his love for fantasy RPGs, is named this.
Who is Anorak?
In the final battle, Wade uses this powerful artifact to disable IOI’s avatars and protect his allies.
What is the Catalyst?
This item, earned by Wade, allows him to restart the game under specific conditions.
What is the Extra Life coin?
At the end of the movie, Wade implements this change to the OASIS to encourage balance between virtual and real life.
What is shutting down the OASIS twice a week?