I watched the "Fifth Element" for the first time recently, it was pretty good. The Puppets or costumes they used to make aliens were very funny and really interesting.
A more recent movie recommendation would be "Project Hail Mary", it was incredible!
That is really cool ! I'll try to follow the story you're creating.
It would be useful to be able to follow people or be notified when they post, I'm surprised the administration hasn't implemented that yet @willwang22Will get on it !
(RP, the website is already incredible as it is, I said that as a joke, I don't want to put pressure on you)
I just discovered this through reddit, it's really amazing to be on iM, it feels almost exactly like in Cytus II.
And all the people roleplaying do an amazing job creating an authentic atmosphere
The next book series I would recommend is the "Imperial Radch space opera trilogy" written by Ann Leckie in the beginning of the 21st century.
Like the last books, it is very likely a fictional story.
It also has a very heavy emphasis on artificial intelligences, as it's protagonist is the last remnant of a far larger A.I., stuck in a human body, that was destroyed/killed after being betrayed.
The protagonists main objective is to avenge the parts of itself that were destroyed.
The books main point of interest is it's representation of the Radch Empire, an imperialist and expansionist society where gender has no meaning.
This is represented in the text by never giving any indication about what a characters gender could be and by referring to everyone with neutral pronouns.
The main character was the A.I. of a Radch warship and they are sometimes confronted with gendered societies and it is shown very well how confusing and strange it appeares for them.
It was a bit confusing to read at first, but I got used to it pretty quickly.
This book series represents another fascinating interpretation of A.I. that can still inform and inspire us today.
I think it is especially relevent today with the commercialisation of emotional A.I. bots by the A.R.C.
The unusual representation of gender in the story is also sure to ruffle some feathers but I believe it can be very stimulating to engage with something we are not used to or can make us a bit uncomfortable.
The third recommendation is the "Frontlines Series" writte by Marko Kloos the beginning of the 21st century.
From biographical information in the books, it is believed Marko Kloos originated from a country called Germany where he enlisted in the countries armed forces (also called military) but later emigrated to the United States of America.
Some of you might remember its acronym "U.S.A." from Old World classes. It is believed the "U.S.A." were the main military world power from the end of the 20th century to the middle of the 21st century.
From Marko Kloos' experience in the armed forces of his country of birth, it is believed his works can, with some precaution, be used to get an idea of how armed forces in the Old world operated and what their culture was like.
Of course, this has to be done with caution since his books are still works of fiction.
In opposition to the previous works, the "Frontlines Series" is set in a relatively close future to the time of it's publication.
Many of it's political blocks have similar counterparts in our records of the time period.
For example the "N.A.C."(North American Commonwealth) seems to be a fictional successor to the U.S.A. and the "Sino-Russian Alliance" is a fictional political block/alliance of countries in the old Eurasian continent.
The stories main appeals are it's entertaining and competent characters and the view it gives us into an exagerated version of the state of the old world in the 21st century as it faces an alien invasion of their extrasolar colonies.
The aliens shown in the story are so otherworldly and seem to have a way of thinking so different to ours that it is not possible to communicate with them and they show no interest in even trying.
The society shown is also on the brink of societal collapse because of extremely difficult living conditions and extremely high unemployment because of the automation of many industries.
Now, the last recommendation I have for you, is called "Blame!", written and drawn by Tsutomu Nihei between the end of the 20th and beginning of the 21st century.
It is not a classical book, but a sort of graphic novel, I belive it was called "manga" in the old world.
It is a strange story to read, with very little dialogue and the environment, nearly a character of it's own, participating heavily in the storytelling.
The story is about a man called Killy walking through an endless and nonsensical City in search of something called the "Net Terminal Gene"
This quest seems to have been going on for thousands of years already, with no end in sight.
One of the strongest aspects of this story are the absolutly stunning environment and fight scene drawings.
Long periods of Blame! only consist of characters walking through gigantic environment with little dialogue until suddenly, extreme voilence errupts when the characters are attacked.
The story also explores very metaphysical topics, like how human conciousness can survive in a digital medium, at what point humans cease to be human, etc...
If you decide to read this "manga" I highly recommend you print yourself a large copy on paper, from my experience it is one of the best ways to experience this story.
There you have it, my recommendation of 4 old world sci-fi books, I hope you enjoy them and feel free to come back here and talk about them !
If you also have some recommendations, I would be delighted if you share them ^^
Goodbye and I hope to see you next time in the Old World Book Club !!
@apkherePilK_ I hope you'll like them !
The "Chaos Walking trilogy" sounds super interesting, I'll be sure to check it out.
Thank you very much for your recommendation and for participating in this little book club ^^
If you end up reading them I would be delighted talk about them with you
I watched the "Fifth Element" for the first time recently, it was pretty good. The Puppets or costumes they used to make aliens were very funny and really interesting. A more recent movie recommendation would be "Project Hail Mary", it was incredible!
Good Luck !
Could you actually share music on this website ? (or is it roleplaying ?)
Through a post on reddit
That is really cool ! I'll try to follow the story you're creating.
It would be useful to be able to follow people or be notified when they post, I'm surprised the administration hasn't implemented that yet @willwang22Will get on it !
(RP, the website is already incredible as it is, I said that as a joke, I don't want to put pressure on you)
Thank you for the update!
I just discovered this through reddit, it's really amazing to be on iM, it feels almost exactly like in Cytus II. And all the people roleplaying do an amazing job creating an authentic atmosphere
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Hi, happy you're joining us ( ╹▽╹ )
Beautiful! In what node were you ?
The next book series I would recommend is the "Imperial Radch space opera trilogy" written by Ann Leckie in the beginning of the 21st century.
Like the last books, it is very likely a fictional story.
It also has a very heavy emphasis on artificial intelligences, as it's protagonist is the last remnant of a far larger A.I., stuck in a human body, that was destroyed/killed after being betrayed. The protagonists main objective is to avenge the parts of itself that were destroyed.
The books main point of interest is it's representation of the Radch Empire, an imperialist and expansionist society where gender has no meaning. This is represented in the text by never giving any indication about what a characters gender could be and by referring to everyone with neutral pronouns. The main character was the A.I. of a Radch warship and they are sometimes confronted with gendered societies and it is shown very well how confusing and strange it appeares for them.
It was a bit confusing to read at first, but I got used to it pretty quickly.
This book series represents another fascinating interpretation of A.I. that can still inform and inspire us today. I think it is especially relevent today with the commercialisation of emotional A.I. bots by the A.R.C.
The unusual representation of gender in the story is also sure to ruffle some feathers but I believe it can be very stimulating to engage with something we are not used to or can make us a bit uncomfortable.
The third recommendation is the "Frontlines Series" writte by Marko Kloos the beginning of the 21st century.
From biographical information in the books, it is believed Marko Kloos originated from a country called Germany where he enlisted in the countries armed forces (also called military) but later emigrated to the United States of America. Some of you might remember its acronym "U.S.A." from Old World classes. It is believed the "U.S.A." were the main military world power from the end of the 20th century to the middle of the 21st century.
From Marko Kloos' experience in the armed forces of his country of birth, it is believed his works can, with some precaution, be used to get an idea of how armed forces in the Old world operated and what their culture was like. Of course, this has to be done with caution since his books are still works of fiction.
In opposition to the previous works, the "Frontlines Series" is set in a relatively close future to the time of it's publication.
Many of it's political blocks have similar counterparts in our records of the time period. For example the "N.A.C."(North American Commonwealth) seems to be a fictional successor to the U.S.A. and the "Sino-Russian Alliance" is a fictional political block/alliance of countries in the old Eurasian continent.
The stories main appeals are it's entertaining and competent characters and the view it gives us into an exagerated version of the state of the old world in the 21st century as it faces an alien invasion of their extrasolar colonies.
The aliens shown in the story are so otherworldly and seem to have a way of thinking so different to ours that it is not possible to communicate with them and they show no interest in even trying.
The society shown is also on the brink of societal collapse because of extremely difficult living conditions and extremely high unemployment because of the automation of many industries.
I believe this should hit uncomfortably close to home for many of us, especially for people living in Node 13, and even some places in Node 8.
Now, the last recommendation I have for you, is called "Blame!", written and drawn by Tsutomu Nihei between the end of the 20th and beginning of the 21st century. It is not a classical book, but a sort of graphic novel, I belive it was called "manga" in the old world.
It is a strange story to read, with very little dialogue and the environment, nearly a character of it's own, participating heavily in the storytelling.
The story is about a man called Killy walking through an endless and nonsensical City in search of something called the "Net Terminal Gene" This quest seems to have been going on for thousands of years already, with no end in sight. One of the strongest aspects of this story are the absolutly stunning environment and fight scene drawings.
Long periods of Blame! only consist of characters walking through gigantic environment with little dialogue until suddenly, extreme voilence errupts when the characters are attacked.
The story also explores very metaphysical topics, like how human conciousness can survive in a digital medium, at what point humans cease to be human, etc...
If you decide to read this "manga" I highly recommend you print yourself a large copy on paper, from my experience it is one of the best ways to experience this story.
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There you have it, my recommendation of 4 old world sci-fi books, I hope you enjoy them and feel free to come back here and talk about them ! If you also have some recommendations, I would be delighted if you share them ^^
Goodbye and I hope to see you next time in the Old World Book Club !!
@15778100701li I'm really happy you found this interesting !
@apkherePilK_ I hope you'll like them ! The "Chaos Walking trilogy" sounds super interesting, I'll be sure to check it out. Thank you very much for your recommendation and for participating in this little book club ^^ If you end up reading them I would be delighted talk about them with you
I watched it a few days ago, it was really amazing!