All 27 Uses
immerse
in
Ready Player One
(Edited)
- I'd heard that if you accessed the simulation with a new state-of-the-art immersion rig, it was almost impossible to tell the OASIS from reality.
p. 27.4immersion = for complete involvement
- It used harmless low-powered lasers to draw the stunningly real environment of the OASIS right onto its wearer's retinas, completely immersing their entire field of vision in the online world.
p. 58.2immersing = involving
- An electronics retailer was interested in using my avatar to promote their line of OASIS immersion hardware so they could sell "Parzival-approved" haptic rigs, gloves, and visors.
p. 131.1immersion = for complete involvement
- It contained a vast sea of high-walled cubicles, each containing a single person strapped into a high-end immersion rig.
p. 137.7
- I motioned to one of the new Habashaw immersion rigs.
p. 137.8
- Our immersion rigs are heavily modified, and they're all networked together.
p. 137.9
- Your own state-of-the-art immersion rig—
p. 139.2
- "The Sixers are using hacked immersion rigs," I said.
p. 156.2
- And during the WarGames challenge he'd probably just had someone feeding him all of the dialogue via his hacked immersion rig.
p. 161.2
- The rest of the room was dominated by my OASIS immersion rig.
p. 191.6
- The sight of my tiny one-room apartment, my immersion rig, or my reflection in the mirror—they all served as a harsh reminder that the world I spent my days in was not, in fact, the real one.
p. 195.9
- Then I paused and spent a moment staring at my immersion rig.
p. 198.4
- But after playing for a few minutes, I quickly became immersed in the reality created by the words on the screen.
p. 226.9 *immersed = completely involved
- They didn't have haptics, but the pants and shirt could link up with my portable immersion rig, letting it know what I was doing with my torso, arms, and legs, making it easier to control my avatar than with a gloves-only interface.
p. 300.2immersion = for complete involvement
- Private Immersion Bays!
p. 301.3
- A dozen immersion rigs were available, of varying quality and price.
p. 301.8
- I can provide each of you with a state-of-the-art immersion rig, a fiber-optic connection to the OASIS, and anything else you might need.
p. 315.3
- These are my OASIS immersion bays.
p. 324.3
- I took a step toward my immersion bay, then turned back.
p. 324.9
- Then he walked over to his immersion bay, and the door irised open.
p. 325.7
- Then I walked over to my own immersion bay and stepped inside.
p. 325.9
- I fired my avatar's jet boots just before I hit the ground, then quickly adjusted my immersion rig's control setup, because I was now controlling my avatar instead of a giant robot.
p. 339.1
- An older high-end OASIS immersion rig stood in the absolute center of the expansive room.
p. 358.3
- Finally, completing the circle, was an OASIS console—connected to the immersion rig in the center of the room.
p. 358.8
- So he would now be inside his own separate copy of this room, probably with a team of Halliday scholars whispering suggestions in his ear, thanks to his hacked immersion rig.
p. 361.5
- When I stepped out of the Immersion bay, Og was standing there waiting for me.
p. 369.1
- Aech and Shoto were still in their immersion bays, holding an impromptu online press conference.
p. 369.7
Definitions:
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(1)
(immerse as in: immersed in her book) to get very interested or completely involved
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(2)
(immerse as in: immersed in a tub of water) put into a liquid so it is completely covered
- (3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)