[Physltest] [Phys-L] Re: Political (Military).

[Bernard Cleyet <anngeorg@PACBELL.NET>]

That's like "Birth of a Nation" followed by "Intolerance".

bc, who wonders if the sequel sold as poorly as did Intolerance.

Mark Sylvester wrote:

> Yes, but the author wrote a sequel in which the hero undoes his xenocide by
> developing empathy for the aliens and reviving the almost lost race!
>
> Mark
>
> At 07:35 27/01/2005 -0800, Bernard Cleyet wrote:
>
>
> > Mmm,
> >
> > "... alien race)."  Training not only military, but political
> > indoctrination.
> >
> > bc
> >
> > Mark Sylvester wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > > "Ender's Game" by Orson Scott Card developed from an Analog short story
> > > published in 1977, and has a similar theme (only the kids play games to
> > > learn to destroy an alien race).
> > >
> > > Mark
> > >
> > > At 13:49 26/01/2005 -0500, Rick Tarara wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > Yes and one of the first films where all of the special effect were
> > computer
> >
> >
> > > > generated.
> > > >
> > > > So BC--computer games are an alien conspiracy?  Let's chalk up another one!
> > > > ;-)
> > > >
> > > > Rick
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Spagna Jr., George" <gspagna@RMC.EDU>
> > > > To: <PHYS-L@LISTS.NAU.EDU>
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 1:33 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: Political (Military). Was: Re: Computer Games (was Mac vs.
> > PC )
> >
> >
> > > > > Bernard wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > From: Bernard Cleyet [mailto:anngeorg@PACBELL.NET]
> > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 1:26 PM
> > > > > > To: PHYS-L@LISTS.NAU.EDU
> > > > > > Subject: Political (Military). Was: Re: Computer Games (was Mac vs. PC
> > > > > )
> > > > >
> > > > > [snip]
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > p.s. A sci-fi. film's, a few decades ago, plot was an alien power
> > > > > placed
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > games in small towns.  The winners were abducted to pilot their
> > > > > > fighters.  This was at a time the military had begun using games as
> > > > > > training.
> > > > > I believe the film was "The Last Starfighter" -
> > > > >
> > > > > ********************************************
> > > > > "Eternity is very long,
> > > > >               especially toward the end."
> > > > >                              -  Woody Allen
> > > > > ********************************************
> > > > >
> > > > > Dr. George Spagna
> > > > > Chair, Physics Department
> > > > > Randolph-Macon College
> > > > > P.O. Box 5005
> > > > > Ashland, VA 23005-5505
> > > > >
> > > > > phone: (804) 752-7344
> > > > > fax: (804) 752-4724
> > > > > e-mail: gspagna@rmc.edu
> > > > > http://faculty.rmc.edu/gspagna
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