Free The Game by Terry Schott Page A

ago I would have been labelled a Heretic, but that’s a sign I might be on the right track, right? So many discoverers and geniuses were mocked and ignored at first. They laughed at Darwin, Copernicus, Mendel, even Columbus! But the world is round, isn’t it!
      I know I’m on to something. The evidence is all around us.
      Perhaps the time isn’t right for this idea, but maybe in 10 or 15 years someone will read this book and it will make perfect sense.
      Okay, George… here we go. I begin to type, and I’m not stopping until it’s all down.
      We live in a game. Somewhere ‘out there,’ our real bodies are plugged into a very real virtual reality simulation. Earth isn’t real, but it’s important to those running the game. What we call God, or Allah, or the Universe, or whatever spiritual name religion gives it… is simply the supercomputer that runs our universe.
      How can I be so sure of this?
      Because I’ve spoken to it. And it has spoken to me…
     
    Chapter 15
      It took ten years for the Game to thoroughly embed itself into Tygon society. Television shows, movies, books, sports of all types, all slowly declined in popularity. Instead of reading, people tuned in to the Game. The movie business of make believe and special effects could no longer appeal to an audience that was seeing real avatars living, loving, and dying inside the Game more realistically than actors could portray. The Game provided that special something for everyone, and as it celebrated its 10-year anniversary, people were so immersed in the Game that it was a worldwide obsession. Thankfully these industries didn’t die out; jobs simply shifted to focus on the Game industry. Sports experts were still required for fans, they just studied and followed Game players instead of real sports stars. The media business grew even bigger; thousands of new channels devoted to Earth players, continents, and history were created to feed the frenzy of Game followers.
      The world prospered and thrived due to Brandon Strayne’s creation. Through the Game, he indirectly controlled all business and finance… a danger no one seemed concerned about…
    Excerpt from the video ‘Brandon Strayne; Rise to Power’
      Brandon Strayne walked into Zack’s central command office. VirtDyne was the biggest building in the city, boasting 200 floors above ground and another 25 floors underground. The command offices were located on the top floors of the building, with each player sponsored by VirtDyne having their own dedicated area. Of Brandon’s players, Zack was the highest ranked, and his command centre was the first penthouse floor. The outside walls were tinted glass from floor to ceiling, providing a majestic 360-degree view of clouds and the sprawling city. Interior walls separated the floor into five key areas; four large corner offices and a centre squared main office. The centre of the command office was a glass walled area filled with large screens, each displaying different feeds from both around the world and inside the Game. Occupying this space was Zack’s team, an elite group comprised of over 30 specialists in media, marketing, strategy, computer programming, and every other aspect involving business and the Game. Brandon had made certain that each team member was the best in their field. It was evident by the scale and calibre of this operation that the Game was much more than just an educational tool for kids. The new virtual school that Brandon had created wasn’t only for learning. Big business and the world economy now revolved around the Game — a business and economy controlled entirely by VirtDyne, and its majority owner.
      Brandon walked directly to the centre office and sat down in the chair at the head of the large, long table. All the chairs were occupied and the team looked prepared to meet.  Brandon knew they had advance warning when he was coming, which he preferred. His time was too valuable to waste and this