Simulacron-3

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In a not-so-distant future, every product is extensively tested for market acceptance before mass production. The company TEAG constructs a gigantic computer that enables a nearly perfect electronic simulation of the real world, complete with its complex interactions. This simulated world is populated by thousands of individually developed electronic customers who exist in the illusion of navigating the real world. Douglas Hall, the director of TEAG, begins to wonder if his own reality might also be a simulation. He starts to question his immediate environment and seeks undeniable proof of his own real existence. As his search intensifies, he experiences increasingly strange occurrences, some of which threaten to drive him to madness. "Simulacron-3" is a landmark work in the science fiction genre, exploring themes of reality, perception, and identity.