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Simulated

An artificial cognitive state and virtual psychological profile defining a synthetic entity operating on emulated consciousness.

The thrill of questioning one's own reality and personhood when the mind is a program. The existential dread of being a digital echo, unsure if emotions are real or emulated, and grappling with the possibility of genuine free will within a programmed existence.

Books

A Scanner DarklyPhilip K. Dick
Network EffectMartha Wells
DiasporaGreg Egan
For We Are ManyDennis E. Taylor
SnapshotBrandon Sanderson
Destination: VoidFrank Herbert
The SimulacraPhilip K. Dick
The Terminal ExperimentRobert J. Sawyer
Central StationLavie Tidhar
Galatea 2.2Richard Powers
We Can Build YouPhilip K. Dick
A Borrowed ManGene Wolfe
Jenna StarbornSharon Shinn
Sunrise AlleyCatherine Asaro
IdlewildNick Sagan
ObserverNancy Kress
Edge of DarkBrenda Cooper
ProdigyArthur Byron Cover
ZMichael Thomas Ford
Set My Heart to FiveSimon Stephenson
After WorldDebbie Urbanski
Repo VirtualCorey J. White
The God GameDanny Tobey
88 namesMatt Ruff
When We Were RealDaryl Gregory
ZendegiGreg Egan
Mal Goes to WarEdward Ashton
Realtime InterruptJames P. Hogan
Deadly PinkVivian Vande Velde
Old TwentiethJoe Haldeman
ChimeraMary Rosenblum
The mind of Mr. SoamesCharles Eric Maine
ThigmooEugene Byrne
Today I Am CareyMartin L. Shoemaker
Caverns of SocratesDennis L. McKiernan
Three Laws LethalDavid Walton
Ghost spinChris Moriarty
Lifeform ThreeRoz Morris
The Modular ManRoger MacBride Allen
The Schizogenic ManRaymond Harris
StrayMonica Hesse
MimicMel Odom
The Red MenMatthew de Abaitua
SockpuppetMatthew Blakstad
Summer FrostBlake Crouch
Strange ExitParker Peevyhouse

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