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Question
Why did the news about Sebastian Shultz shock Michael?
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Solution
When Michael saw Sebastian’s photograph against the news of the accident, he was shocked because they had met in the virtual world and he had been trying to rescue him virtually while all the time the real Sebastian was in a coma.
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Before reading the story, attempt the following working in group of four or five.
Look at the K.W.L. chart given below. Based on the infomation you have gathered till now, complete the K and W columns. You may work with your partner. After reading the story complete the third column.
| K-What I Know | W--What I want to know | L-What I learn | |
| Virtual Reality | |||
| Virtual Environment | |||
| 3-D/ three-dimensional | |||
| Simulation games | |||
| Computer simulations | |||
| Interactive psycho- drive games | |||
| Teleporting |
Answer the following question briefly.
How had Sebastian Shultz entered the games?
Answer the following question briefly.
How was Sebastian Shultz's memory stored on Michael's disk? How did Michael discover that?
Exercises
What was Michael's theory about how Sebastian had entered the games?
Reference to context
Read these lines from the story and answer the questions that follow.
1. 'That was my idea' said Sebastian excitedly.' If only it would go a bit faster.
a. Where was Sebastian when he spoke these words?
b. What was his idea and what was he referring to ?
c. Was the idea a good one and did it eventually succeed? How?
Do you think these opinions are biased? Write an article entitled ‘Virtual games are a reality’ in about 150-200 words.
In ‘Virtually True’ why did the newspaper article “Miracle Recovery” catch Michael’s attention?
