There are people who are convinced that we’re all living in a computer simulation. And others who just wish it was true because they’d like to leave now, please.
But in Daryl Gregory humorous cyberpunk science fiction novel When We Were Real (hardcover, Kindle, audiobook), people know they live in a computer simulation…and not a good one, either. Which is why two friends are taking a bus trip to see the glitches.
Well, that’s not the only reason.
In the following email interview, Gregory discusses what inspired and influenced this sci-fi story, including how he decided on the specifics of the sim.