Carl Sagan's idea for Contact video game (1983) [video]

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Post by danso » Fri, Nov 13, 2015, 7:52 PM UTC

Carl Sagan's idea for Contact video game (1983) [video]
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Re: Carl Sagan's idea for Contact video game (1983) [video]

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Post by varelse » Fri, Nov 13, 2015, 8:31 PM UTC

More like a rough idea than full-blown design, but such a game could implicitly teach astronomy the way Balance of Power implicitly taught geography.

Re: Carl Sagan's idea for Contact video game (1983) [video]

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Post by Zikes » Fri, Nov 13, 2015, 8:38 PM UTC

Setting aside the ideas for the plot, could games like Eve, No Man's Sky, or Elite: Dangerous accomplish the same thing if they used actual astronomical data?

Re: Carl Sagan's idea for Contact video game (1983) [video]

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Post by foo123456 » Fri, Nov 13, 2015, 8:42 PM UTC

Zikes wrote: post #3

Setting aside the ideas for the plot, could games like Eve, No Man's Sky, or Elite: Dangerous accomplish the same thing if they used actual astronomical data?

ehrm, Elite: Dangerous actually use real data.

Re: Carl Sagan's idea for Contact video game (1983) [video]

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Post by cantastoria » Fri, Nov 13, 2015, 8:45 PM UTC

Was I the only disappointed that the game play description didn't include having to use an "Ok to go!!!" audio command to start each mission?

Re: Carl Sagan's idea for Contact video game (1983) [video]

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Post by JimLaheyMD » Fri, Nov 13, 2015, 8:46 PM UTC

The Seth MacFarlane Collection of the Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan Archive... This has to be different Seth MacFarlane than the one I am thinking of right?

Re: Carl Sagan's idea for Contact video game (1983) [video]

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Post by seccess » Fri, Nov 13, 2015, 8:47 PM UTC

Zikes wrote: post #3

Setting aside the ideas for the plot, could games like Eve, No Man's Sky, or Elite: Dangerous accomplish the same thing if they used actual astronomical data?

Also, Kerbal Space Program.

Re: Carl Sagan's idea for Contact video game (1983) [video]

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Post by lfowles » Fri, Nov 13, 2015, 8:48 PM UTC

JimLaheyMD wrote: post #6

The Seth MacFarlane Collection of the Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan Archive... This has to be different Seth MacFarlane than the one I am thinking of right?

Nope. He was also behind the remake of Cosmos if you haven't heard that one yet.

Re: Carl Sagan's idea for Contact video game (1983) [video]

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Post by sp332 » Fri, Nov 13, 2015, 8:52 PM UTC

JimLaheyMD wrote: post #6

The Seth MacFarlane Collection of the Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan Archive... This has to be different Seth MacFarlane than the one I am thinking of right?

Nope, same one https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seth_MacFarlane#The_Seth_MacFa...

Re: Carl Sagan's idea for Contact video game (1983) [video]

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Post by quaz3l » Fri, Nov 13, 2015, 8:52 PM UTC

JimLaheyMD wrote: post #6

The Seth MacFarlane Collection of the Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan Archive... This has to be different Seth MacFarlane than the one I am thinking of right?

Nope! He actually had a major role in producing Cosmos " rel="nofollow">http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2395695/> with Neil deGrasse Tyson, and also has a major interest in space.