Posthuman Blues

Finally -- I found a used copy of John Shirley's "Eclipse"! (It's an apocalyptic cyberpunk novel written back when "cyberpunk" sounded new and hip.)

Jason's been searching the Web for interesting sites and came up with one potentially addictive video game. While I like the game, I'm a little vague on the back-story. Why is the skater/surfer in that endless pipe? What's he/she/it trying to accomplish? What's with the obstacles?

It's damned existential!