Simulacron 1 is a highly advanced project, designed to elevate conventional computer technology to a new level by creating a virtual reality inhabited by computer-generated people or 'identity units'. When the head of the project dies mysteriously after showing signs of mental disturbance, Dr Stiller becomes his successor. However, Stiller also begins to behave bizarrely. He speaks of people disappearing whom no one else knows, belives someone is trying to murder him and has nausea attacks. As he begins to probe deeper into Simulacron, the line between the real and virtual world becomes increasingly blurred and his own existence is questioned.

Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 2-part TV production is a science-fiction classic that explores the notion of a computer-generated other world, pre-dating The Matrix by 26 years.Second Sight is to bring World on a Wire to DVD for the first time ever, lovingly restored to pristine condition by the Fassbinder Foundation under the supervision of the original cinematographer Michael Ballhaus. This 2-disc set will be released on 17th May 2010 at the RRP of £19.99, and will include a 49 minute documentary that takes an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the restoration of the film, as well as talking to co-scriptwriter and Fassbinder's assistant Fritz Müller-Scherz and cinematographer Michael Ballhaus, in an insightful and informative film that captures the memories of those involved with the production.