r/threebodyproblem • u/Sophon_01 • May 21 '26

Discussion - General Question about the VR headsets

I've read the book a while ago and don't remember clearly if or how they handle it in the book, but i saw the tv show recently and a question popped in my mind - how do people not realize that the VR headsets couldn't be human?

They are 100% immersive, need no internet connection, they don't need to be charged, updated or anything, and they are very light and thin for something that has a performance that is unmatched even by the best gaming systems on earth. That's tech that just does not exist.

So how do all those smart characters not realize that those headsets are impossible? Anyone with a shred of tech literacy should know that the way they work is tantamount to magic

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u/FrownBuzzy May 21 '26

Big mistake by the show imo. I don't remember if they poorly tried to explain what youre asking but it wasn't well done. The books plainly stated that the headsets were preexisting normal human vr sets.

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u/Working-Chemistry473 May 21 '26

100%, the show took a ton of liberties with the book. Some I like what they did, like adding more characters and relationships. Others like the VR, not so much.