"Matrix" is actually based on a relatively new theory of "Quantum Consciousness", which again is subtly derived from an age old theory of "Dualism".
Roughly speaking, according to this "Quantum Consciousness", all physical being are just part of a "larger consciousness". In the movie "Matrix", this "larger consciousness", which in real world, believers call "god", is represented by a simulator program, called Matrix. It is a beautiful rendering of this "larger consciousness" which asks a "What if" question.
As with your link.......well, this theory is anything but new. Don't get hyper. Just take it easy.