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Question
Continue the story.
Will Michael and Sebastian Shultz meet in real life? Will they be friends? Will they try to re-enter the virtual world together? You may use the following hints:
• How the accident occurred
• Transfer of memory
• Meeting with Michael
• Appeals for help
• Rescue and recovery
Solution
Sebastian Shultz was injured in a motorway accident. His head had banged against the laptop on which he was playing a game when the accident occurred. His memory got transferred to the computer. At the time of the accident, Sebastian was playing the same Psycho Drive game that Michael had. The computer had saved Sebastian memory in its own. Michael wondered how Sebastians memory could come on his computer. He remembered Mr. Shultz had said to one of the reporters that they were off to pile up some games. It was while they were in the hospital, that someone stole the lot. He didn’t know what happened to them. Michael said that the games ended . up at the computer fair and they bought them. Michael received a message from Sebastian that he was not sure how it all happened. He thanked Michael for saving his life and wanted to meet him. Sebastian after a long coma recovered, everything that had been described was virtually true. Michael and Sebastian would surely meet in real life as friends and would try to re-enter the virtual world together.
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Before reading the story, attempt the following working in group of four or five.
Do you play computer games? How many hours do you spend playing games on the computer as compared to outdoor games?
Answer the following question briefly.
Describe the first place where Michael was virtually transported.
Answer the following question briefly.
The second attempt to rescue Sebastian Shultz too was disastrous. Give reasons.
Exercises
In what way did the second game seem very real?
Put the following sentences in a sequential order to complete the story.
(a) Sebastian Shultz was badly injured in a motorway accident and went into a coma.
(b) Sebastian's memory was saved in the computer when he banged his head on it
during the accident.
(c) When Michael played the game, he entered Sebastian's memory.
(d) Michael bought the latest psycho-drive games from the computer fair.
(e) Sebastian Shultz was the second Sheriff in the 'Dragonquest'.
(f) Michael pulled Sebastian into the helicopter and the screen flashed a score of
40,000,000.
(g) Sebastian requested Michael to try 'Jailbreak'.
(h) Sebastian failed to save the boy who fell through the air.
(i) Sebastian thought the helicopter was the right idea and they should go into the
'Warzone'.
(j) The games were stolen from Shultz's house.
(k) Sebastian thanks Michael for saving his life and asks him to keep the games.
Do you think it is a true story? Could it happen to you one day? Here are some opinions about computer games in general.
Do you think these opinions are biased ? Write an article entitled ‘Virtual games are a reality’.
In the story, Virtually True, Michael said, "That's what I like about computers. The more futuristic they get, the better you can understand the past." Explain what he meant.
