The author of Ready Player One has announced the development of a high-quality metaverse game.

Ernest Cline, the author of Ready Player One, introduces Open, a gaming experience called “AAA metaverse” that includes battle royale components.

At the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas, Ernest Cline, the writer of Ready Player One, has recently announced his upcoming major undertaking: “Open.” This project, in collaboration with Walker Labs, and Readyverse Studios, aims to create an innovative battle royale experience similar to Fortnite. “Open” is expected to support multiple genres, intellectual properties, and game modes, and will be accessible on various platforms, although its availability on VR or AR is still uncertain.

In Open, you will participate in different game modes, both cooperative and competitive, that are set in a dystopian game show style. The main emphasis will be on shooting, but you will also need to demonstrate your driving abilities, strategic thinking, and the ability to form alliances. Similar to Ready Player One, Open may also feature a few references to popular culture. The developers of Open intend to include well-known intellectual properties from around the world, including characters and cultural icons, within the game world.

Open is being developed using a combination of Web3 and AIGC technologies that will allow users, developers, and brands to create connected experiences. Reebok, DeLorean, Cool Cats, and FLUF World have already been introduced in the first teaser. Interested players can sign up for the Open waiting list at visitopen game.

Ready Player One and the Readyverse

In January, Start-up company Futureverse announced a collaboration with Ernest Cline, author of Ready Player One, and Dan Farah, producer of the film of the same name, to create a proto-metaverse called Readyverse. In addition to a social component for users, the main goal is to bring leading products and brands to its metaverse platform.

Shara Senderoff and Aaron McDonald established Futureverse and have successfully secured $54 million in venture capital funding. To actualize the Readyverse concept, the startup has established Readyverse Studios. The studio’s initial significant collaboration is with Warner Bros. Discovery, resulting in the adaptation of the Ready Player One franchise for the platform.