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| − | LY, light year | + | ==SF Favorites== |
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| − | FTL | + | ===Movies=== |
| − | FTL drive | + | ===Games=== |
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| + | ==Elements of an SF Story== | ||
| + | Common elements in SF books/movies/tv shows/etc: | ||
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| + | ==Our Definition of SF== | ||
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| + | ==Assignment 1 - Topic Sign Up Page== | ||
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| + | == Term Test Essay Questions == | ||
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| + | ==Assignment 2 Essay Topics== | ||
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| + | ==Final Exam Questions== | ||
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| + | ==Short Story Wiki Pages (for Assignment 1)== | ||
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| + | [[EAC234 Assignment 1 - Helen O'loy - Mark Salvador]] | ||
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| + | [[EAC234 Assignment 1 - It's A Good Life - Chris Baynton]] | ||
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| + | ==SF and Literary Terms - A Glossariki!== | ||
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| + | ; LY, light year: The distance traveled by light in one Earth year. Light travels at 300,000 km/sec, so a light year is [1 light year = 9.4605284 × 1015 meters]. One light second - 300,000 km or the distance light travels in one second | ||
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| + | ; FTL: faster than light. | ||
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| + | ; FTL drive: the drive that enables ships to cross interstellar distances fast than light would (so in a relatively short time) | ||
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| + | ; Robot: A robot is an electro-mechanical device or group of devices that can perform autonomous or preprogrammed tasks unaided by human intervention. C-3PO and R2-D2 are examples of robots. | ||
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| + | ; Android: An android is a robot made to resemble a human, usually both in appearance and behavior. Data from Star Trek is an example of an android. | ||
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| + | ; Cyborg: Stands for a CYBernetic ORGanism. In essence a creature that is part organic and part mechanical, computerized, etcetera. The Terminator is an example of a cyborg, for it is a mechanical body covered with organic skin and flesh. | ||
Latest revision as of 09:45, 14 December 2011
Contents
SF Favorites
Books
Movies
Games
Graphic Novels/Comics
TV Shows
Elements of an SF Story
Common elements in SF books/movies/tv shows/etc:
Our Definition of SF
Assignment 1 - Topic Sign Up Page
Term Test Essay Questions
Assignment 2 Essay Topics
Final Exam Questions
Short Story Wiki Pages (for Assignment 1)
EAC234 Assignment 1 - Helen O'loy - Mark Salvador
EAC234 Assignment 1 - It's A Good Life - Chris Baynton
SF and Literary Terms - A Glossariki!
- LY, light year
- The distance traveled by light in one Earth year. Light travels at 300,000 km/sec, so a light year is [1 light year = 9.4605284 × 1015 meters]. One light second - 300,000 km or the distance light travels in one second
- FTL
- faster than light.
- FTL drive
- the drive that enables ships to cross interstellar distances fast than light would (so in a relatively short time)
- Robot
- A robot is an electro-mechanical device or group of devices that can perform autonomous or preprogrammed tasks unaided by human intervention. C-3PO and R2-D2 are examples of robots.
- Android
- An android is a robot made to resemble a human, usually both in appearance and behavior. Data from Star Trek is an example of an android.
- Cyborg
- Stands for a CYBernetic ORGanism. In essence a creature that is part organic and part mechanical, computerized, etcetera. The Terminator is an example of a cyborg, for it is a mechanical body covered with organic skin and flesh.
