02390cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000310011324500220014426400510016630000470021733600260026433700260029033800360031649000730035250000310042550800960045652012700055253400450182265300200186765300180188765300310190583000730193685600430200965378UtSlPG20260610134517.0mcr n260607r2021||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aSilverberg, Robert,d1935-10aReality Unlimited 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2021  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aProduced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy August 1957  aRelease date is 2021-05-18  aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"Reality Unlimited" by Robert Silverberg is a science fiction short story written in the mid-20th century. The narrative revolves around a groundbreaking theatrical experience called "Ultrarama," which immerses audience members in hyper-realistic scenes, making them feel as if they are genuinely part of the action. The story explores the consequences of such immersive entertainment and raises questions about the nature of reality and human experience.  In "Reality Unlimited," we follow Paul Hendriks, who eagerly waits in line to attend the premiere of Ultrarama with his wife, Dot. Once inside the theater, Hendriks is transported through a series of vivid, adrenaline-pumping scenarios, including encounters with wild animals in Africa, seductive encounters in a boudoir, and gladiatorial battles in the Coliseum. Each illusion heightens his senses, but as the experiences become more intense and disturbing, Hendriks struggles to cope, culminating in a desperate wish to escape the overwhelming realism. After an exhausting ordeal, he and Dot choose to leave the theater, reflecting on the stark difference between the artificial tragedies they've witnessed and the comfort of their real, albeit mundane, lives. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aScience fiction  aShort stories  aMotion pictures -- Fiction 0aProduced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy August 195740uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65378