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Charlie's Diary: The myth of the starship

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:10:22 +0000

"If we succeed in doing it, it's going to look nothing like the Starship Enterprise. Or even New Horizons. The whole reference frame we instinctively assume when we hear the word "ship" is just so wrong it's beyond wrong-ness: it's on a par with Baron Munchausen's lunar exploits as seen in light of the Apollo Program. We need a new handle for discussing and analyzing such a venture. And the sooner we consign the "-ship" suffix to the dustbin of failed ideas, the better."

Tags: #exploration #scifi #space #spaceships #starships

Bad Crazy in Internet Space | Ten Ton Hammer

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 01:48:31 +0000

"CCP often touts this sort of thing with the bland marketing lingo of 'player generated content.' What that actually means is that you get to share a galaxy with Russian aluminum magnates, French-Indonesian nightclub-owning hackers, self-aggranziding 'spymasters,' and people who will cut the power lines to your house to destroy your internet spaceship. There's something deliciously addictive about the sweeping, endemic insanity, one of the ever-present yet rarely remarked upon facets of this most unhinged of MMOs."

Tags: #awesome #eve #gaming #mmorpgs #mmos #pvp #spaceships

New Jumpgate Evolution video shows off dogfighting - Massively

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 21:05:19 +0000

"The video shows off combat taking place within a massive asteroid belt. Have a look at the video below the cut, and let us know if you think Jumpgate Evolution seems to be your type of game."

Tags: #dogfighting #evolution #gaming #jumpgate #nifty #scifi #spaceships

Spaceships of EVE Online - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 04:04:38 +0000

"Spaceships in the science fiction massively multiplayer online game EVE Online are organized into a variety of size classes, with each class covering a wide variety of ships in their own categories."

Tags: #eveonline #gaming #scifi #spaceships #wikipedia