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The article consists of two parts. In the first part, the authors discuss the relations between simple singularities, the finite subgroups of \(\text{SL}(2,\mathbb{C})\), simple Lie groups and algebras, quivers of finite type, modular invariant partition functions in two dimensions, and pairs of von Neumann algebras of type \(\text{II}_1\). In particular, it is discussed that any simple singularity is a quotient singularity by a finite subgroup of \(\text{SL}(2,\mathbb{C})\), and the resolution of singularity has the corresponding Dynkin diagram. McKay showed how to recover the Dynkin diagram by using representation theory. \textit{Gonzalez-Sprinberg} and \textit{J.-L. Verdier} gave an explicit bijection between the set of exceptional curves in the resolution of a simple singularity and the representations of the corresponding finite subgroup \(G\). In the second part of the paper the authors study this McKay correspondence by using Hilbert scheme techniques. To any point of the exceptional set they introduce in a natural way a \(G\)-module. The equivalence class of this module is constant along every exceptional divisor. For the entire collection see [Zbl 0913.00032].