The document summarizes the plot and key aspects of the virtual reality environment known as the OASIS in Ernest Cline's novel Ready Player One. The OASIS allows users to interact in an immersive virtual world through avatars and contains references to pop culture of the 1980s. Upon his death, the creator of the OASIS hid Easter eggs in the virtual world and promised control of the OASIS to whoever found them first, launching a contest that forms the basis of the story. The OASIS becomes the dominant online platform and raises issues around governance, intellectual property, and decentralization versus central control.