All 26 Uses of
gregarious
in
Ready Player One
- My entire estate, including a controlling share of stock in my company, Gregarious Simulation Systems, is to be placed in escrow until such time as a single condition I have set forth in my will is met.
p. 4.3gregarious = sociable (enjoying the company of others)
- Your real name, fingerprints, and retinal patterns were stored in your OASIS account, but Gregarious Simulation Systems kept that information encrypted and confidential.
p. 28.9
- For this reason, IOI had attempted several hostile takeovers of Gregarious Simulation Systems, all of which had failed.
p. 33.2
- Charging people for virtual fuel to power their virtual spaceships was one of the ways Gregarious Simulation Systems generated revenue, since accessing the OASIS was free.
p. 49.8
- Morrow and Halliday decided to start their own videogame company, Gregarious Games, which initially operated out of Morrow's basement.
p. 54.5 *
- In 1990, Gregarious Games moved into its first real office, located in a run-down strip mall in Columbus, Ohio.
p. 54.8
- Gregarious Games set a new standard for immersive gaming, and every time they released a new title, it pushed the envelope of what seemed possible on the computer hardware available at the time.
p. 54.9
- At every Gregarious Games press conference, Morrow grinned infectiously from behind his unruly beard and wire-rimmed spectacles, using his natural gift for hype and hyperbole.
p. 55.0
- People employed by Gregarious Games during this period say that Halliday frequently locked himself in his office, where he programmed incessantly, often going without food, sleep, or human contact for days or even weeks.
p. 55.2
- When Gregarious Games finally went public, their stock immediately shot into the stratosphere.
p. 56.2
- At the height of its success, Gregarious Games appeared to fall dormant.
p. 56.5
- Rumors began to circulate that Gregarious Games was developing some sort of new computer gaming hardware and that this secret project was rapidly exhausting the company's considerable financial resources.
p. 56.6
- Word began to spread that Gregarious Games was in danger of going bankrupt.
p. 56.7
- Then, in December 2012, Gregarious Games rebranded itself as Gregarious Simulation Systems, and under this new banner they launched their flagship product, the only product GSS would ever release: the OASIS—the Ontologically Anthropocentric Sensory Immersive Simulation.
p. 56.8
- Then, in December 2012, Gregarious Games rebranded itself as Gregarious Simulation Systems, and under this new banner they launched their flagship product, the only product GSS would ever release: the OASIS—the Ontologically Anthropocentric Sensory Immersive Simulation.
p. 56.8
- Gregarious Simulation Systems elevated the MMO concept to an entirely new level.
p. 57.2
- As you know, Gregarious Simulation Systems keeps all OASIS user records confidential, so we have no way of knowing their true identities.
p. 117.9
- During the mid—'90s, back when Gregarious Simulation Systems was still just Gregarious Games, Morrow had moved in with his high-school sweetheart, Kira Underwood.
p. 119.5
- During the mid—'90s, back when Gregarious Simulation Systems was still just Gregarious Games, Morrow had moved in with his high-school sweetheart, Kira Underwood.
p. 119.6
- When they both graduated from high school, Kira returned to the States, moved in with Morrow, and became one of Gregarious Games' first employees.
p. 120.4
- Morrow reminded the reporter that the contest rules laid out in Halliday's will stated that no one who had ever worked for Gregarious Simulation Systems, or anyone in their immediate families, was eligible to take part in the contest.
p. 121.9
- Gregarious Simulation Systems was located in Columbus, and so was their main OASIS server vault.
p. 136.8
- Once my identity was verified, the Gregarious Simulation Systems logo appeared in front of me, followed by the log-in prompt.
p. 198.9
- I kept running, farther and farther down, until I reached the Gregarious Simulation Systems Museum, which was located just a few levels above the planet core.
p. 219.0
- He'd done it on an original Pac-Man machine located in the Gregarious Games break room.
p. 221.8
- Gregarious Simulation Systems was located less than a mile away, so I was able to use one of their complimentary wireless access points instead of one of the city nodes owned by IOI.
p. 298.8
Definition:
sociable by nature (enjoys the company of others)