Reality Check
| First published | March 2000 |
|---|---|
| Type | Short Fiction |
| Length | Short Story |
Synopsis
Do you ever get that sense of deja vu...a feeling that you've experienced something before? As computers get more and more complex, they are able to replicate the nature of reality in ever finer detail. How would we recognize if we were living in a computer simulation – a highly accurate world of virtual reality? Perhaps this isn't your first time...
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Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Locus Poll Award | Best Short Story | Nominee/Finalist |
Publications (19)
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2000 | Nature, March 16, 2000 | Nature Publishing Group | MAGAZINE | 229 |
| June 2001 | Year's Best SF 6 | Eos / HarperCollins | Anthology | 35 |
| July 2001 | Year's Best SF 6 | Eos / HarperCollins / SFBC | Anthology | 35 |
| November 2002 | The Hard SF Renaissance | Tor | Anthology | 786 |
| December 2002 | The Hard SF Renaissance | Tor / SFBC | Anthology | 786 |
| February 2003 | Tomorrow Happens | NESFA Press | Collection | 75 |
| February 2003 | Tomorrow Happens | NESFA Press | Collection | 75 |
| July 2003 | Live Without a Net | Roc / New American Library | Anthology | 208 |
| October 2003 | The Hard SF Renaissance | Orb | Anthology | 786 |
| January 2004 | Live Without a Net | Roc | Anthology | |208 |
| July 2004 | Live Without a Net | Roc / New American Library | Anthology | 254 |
| October 2009 | Year's Best SF 6 | HarperCollins e-books | Anthology | |
| April 2011 | The Hard SF Renaissance | Orb | Anthology | 786 |
| June 2011 | Reality Check | Smashwords | Chapbook | |
| March 2016 | Insistence of Vision | The Story Plant | Collection | 357 |
| March 2016 | Insistence of Vision | The Story Plant | Collection | 357 |
| March 2016 | Insistence of Vision | Fiction Studio Books | Collection | |
| July 2021 | The Best of David Brin | Subterranean Press | Collection | 613 |
| July 2021 | The Best of David Brin | Subterranean Press | Collection |