Simulation Explained in Westworld
Short Answer
Simulation in Westworld is a tool for testing minds, running futures, trapping hosts, and confusing the border between memory and reality.
Simulations let the series stage worlds inside worlds without making reality meaningless. Each simulation asks who controls the rules and whether the person inside can still choose.
Connected To
The Sublime is the virtual world where many hosts escape human control after choosing the Door.
The Cradle is Westworld's host backup and simulation system, preserving loops and minds before its destruction.
Warworld is the simulated World War II park where Maeve wakes in Season 3 before realizing she is trapped in another artificial environment.
The Final Test is Dolores's implied last simulation in the Sublime, a final attempt to judge whether sentient life can choose better.
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Related Characters, Places, and Concepts
The Sublime is the virtual world where many hosts escape human control after choosing the Door.
The Cradle is Westworld's host backup and simulation system, preserving loops and minds before its destruction.
Warworld is the simulated World War II park where Maeve wakes in Season 3 before realizing she is trapped in another artificial environment.
The Final Test is Dolores's implied last simulation in the Sublime, a final attempt to judge whether sentient life can choose better.