Review: Virtual reality immortality?
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 23, 2012
I really enjoyed this short story. Troy meets his lost love at a reunion held in cyber space and is tempted to "convert" his body and brain to be with her.I was confused about the condition of the actual bodies. If the brains are scanned to move them to cyber space do they achieve immortality? Or are they in cyber space only until their body dies and then it is over? The premise is believable in some ways but not in others.Even suspending belief I still gave the story 5 stars. It was a good story, well written, with engaging characters.Added 7/27/2012: I just finished "Terrene: The Hidden Valley." This short story is not a teaser for the novel. They have some things in common, like the environment, computers, and virtual reality, but that is all.