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"They are forced to confront their own fears and desires, all while interfacing with their chosen simulated experience, blurring the lines between reality and the artificial dreamscape."

When you read this lines, did it made curious enough to pick the book? Like How Artificial Dreamscape would be?
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It did, the blurred lines between reality is what grabbed my attention .
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I feel like this line makes me curious and confused. I definitely want to read it to find out more!
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Absolutely, that line instantly sparks curiosity. The phrase "artificial dreamscape" is especially evocative. It makes me wonder: what does this simulated world look like? Is it beautiful, dystopian, surreal? And more importantly, what kind of emotional or psychological challenges do the characters face when their personal fears and desires collide with something that isn't quite real but feels real enough?
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The first thing that came to my mind reading this line is the book " Terms of Service". It approaches the same idea and I loved that book, so I'm curious how this one will present the technology and if the author will be as successful in impressing me.
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Omneya Shakeep wrote: 23 Jun 2025, 12:58 The first thing that came to my mind reading this line is the book " Terms of Service". It approaches the same idea and I loved that book, so I'm curious how this one will present the technology and if the author will be as successful in impressing me.
In Anticipation Day, the idea of AI is developed into a direction very different from Terms of Service.
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Yes, that line is intriguing. It does invite curiosity about the AI world but for me it was more a wondering about their fears and desires; which ones they need to confront.
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This would make me pick up the book as I enjoyed movies such as "Ready Player One" and shows such as "Upload" which are basically people living their lives in a simulated world. I would have loved to go to a place like "Westworld" just to see the amount of AI being used to create an entire real life world. To me stepping into a simulated experience is almost like a dream that you can control, its very intriguing, which in turn makes this book intriguing as well.
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I magine a virtual or artificial reality. I imagined the story took place where they enter a simulated world for them to face the fears and such. That is my impression from reading the description, and combined with the book cover, it only makes me want to read it even more.
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