Beta and Higher Notice for 07/03/2020
Added 2020-07-03 23:43:38 +0000 UTCREALISTIC DESIGNS N-Q
expanded the section PROJECT MALLAR
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/realdesigns2.php#mallar
ASTROGATION DECK
added to Astrogation Room a quote DEEP SPACE NAVIGATION: TOOL TESTED AS EMERGENCY NAVIGATION DEVICE
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/astrodeck.php#asextant2
ENERGY WEAPON SIDEARMS
added to Power Supply a quote EXPLODING BATTERIES 2
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/sidearmenergy.php#batteryboom2
added to Power Sources a quote SUPERCAPACITORS
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/sidearmenergy.php#supercap
GEAR
added to Computers and Communicators a quote TOOTH MIKE
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/crewgear.php#toothmike
added new section ANTI-NUCLEAR GOGGLES
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/crewgear.php#nukeflash0
FLITTER
added new section SIKORSKY X-WING
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/flitters.php#xwing
FUTURE HISTORY
added to Decline and Fall a quote ADMIRALS WANT GLORY
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/futurehistory.php#admiral
ENGINEERING DECK
added to Robots a quote REPAIR ACCESS
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/enginedeck.php#raccess
SPACESUIT
added to Radio a quote TOE-TAPPING SMART SHOES
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/spacesuits.php#toetap
WAR
added to Introduction a quote THREE MODES OF WAR
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/spacewar.php#threewar
INTERSTELLAR EMPIRE
added to Galactic Empire Geometry a quote SHIFTING BORDERS
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/stellarempire.php#bshift
TECHNOLOGY LEVEL
added to Sample Level Charts a quote TERRO-HUMAN UNIVERSE CIVILIZATION LEVELS
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/techlevel.php#terrohuman
Comments
Case in point: R2D2. Perhaps the most beloved movie character in the entire Star Wars franchise. And there's Robby the Robot, for a more historical example.
John
2020-07-04 14:48:50 +0000 UTCAnd as a side note, I saw *lots* of posts from people who got very teary with the Opportunity Mars probe was shut down. Just because it is an autonomous repair bot in no way prevents the audience from becoming emotionally invested.
Nyrath
2020-07-04 14:06:07 +0000 UTCLone Echo is a VR game where you play as just that- an AI android that assists a human who is tasked with overseeing an outpost alone, and the android is the one that does all the dangerous stuff, has all the tools needed to do so built-in, and has many copies of himself that are less intelligent he can transfer the AI into should his body get destroyed. He specifically has a more friendly personality to keep the solo overseer company as a friend as well, which was a nice touch- and an interesting way to get around space madness, if the AI was sufficiently convincing. The conflict in the game is that so much goes wrong, the human can no longer be safe, thus the direct danger is justified rather than contrived.
foxy
2020-07-04 06:49:21 +0000 UTCOne thing I see in most SciFi is the lack of remotely operated/autonomous repair bots. Even on the Expanse, Amos has to suit up and go manhandle some part of the ship while in flight. I know the refrain, "If there isn't a human in direct danger, then it's not exciting enough for television." Bullhockey. I'll say that there will be more than enough tension with a Scotty or Amos trying to fix a problem via a remote as you'd have with them suiting up and heading down the Jeffries Tube.
John
2020-07-04 03:32:25 +0000 UTC
