Have fun, Sarah. We'll just about be working our way through airport security about then.
On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 11:42 PM, Sal Armoniac <[email protected]> wrote: > PS Thanks Pat!! :) > Sally > > On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 11:41 PM, Sal Armoniac <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Tremblin' in my virtual space boots. :) >> >> >> On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 9:30 PM, Pat Rapp <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hey, everybody! >>> >>> >>> >>> The SciFi and Fantasy Portal in Second Life is hosting this event on >>> Saturday. Time listed below is Pacific Time. The event will take place at 4 >>> pm Eastern time. >>> >>> Hope some of you will check this out. A virtual reality discussion about >>> a Star Trek episode about virtual reality is pretty darn cool, and pretty >>> darn science fiction-y! Don’t miss it! >>> >>> >>> >>> Pat >>> >>> >>> >>> ------- >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> MEET THE AUTHOR of "Hollow Pursuits" >>> >>> >>> >>> http://slurl.com/secondlife/Info%20Island/186/102/33 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Saturday, March 27, at 1pm SLT, Sally Caves (SL "Hypatia Pickens") >>> will talk at the Sci Fi and Fantasy Portal about her experiences writing for >>> the popular TV show Star Trek: The Next Generation._ >>> >>> >>> >>> Her episode, "Hollow Pursuits," aired on April 30, 1990, and starred >>> Dwight Schultz as Lt. Reginald Barclay, a Federation rookie addicted to the >>> "holodeck" -- the immersive virtual reality of the 24th century. Sally >>> finds it ironic that twenty years later she is herself "addicted" to Second >>> Life. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ALTHOUGH IT ISN'T A REQUIREMENT, THOSE OF YOU WHO WANT TO ACQUAINT >>> >>> YOURSELF WITH THE 40 MINUTE EPISODE CAN VIEW IT ON-LINE BY ONE OF TWO >>> METHODS: >>> >>> >>> >>> 1) Paste the following URL into your regular browser and then scroll >>> down to the first Youtube that's listed for "Hollow Pursuits": >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> http://www.google.com/search?q=%22Hollow+Pursuits%22&sourceid=ie7&rls=com.microsoft:en-US&ie=utf8&oe=utf8&rlz >>> = >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> 2) ---IF THAT DOESN'T WORK, Just search for "Hollow Pursuits Youtube" on >>> Google. It comes in five parts. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> BRIEF STORY SUMMARY: >>> >>> >>> >>> Barclay, given to disabling nervousness and timidity, has trouble dealing >>> with his fellow officers and escapes into a virtual world where he recreates >>> Troi, Riker, Picard, and others in various comic scenarios. In the meantime, >>> though, he is neglecting his duties, and when a mysterious substance starts >>> to change the molecular structure of things on the ship, his help is >>> urgently needed. What kind of crisis will bring him out of his retreat from >>> the real? How do his fellow crewmembers react to their parodies? >>> >>> >>> >>> Poet, artist, fiction writer and educator, Sally will talk about the >>> portrayal of media addiction then and now, and how the episode foreshadowed >>> some of the fears expressed today about Second Life, but also the creative >>> opportunities showcased in both that imagined Virtual Reality and this one >>> we know and love. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "R-SPEC: The Rochester Speculative Literature Association" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]<r-spec%[email protected]> >>> . >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/r-spec?hl=en. >>> >> >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "R-SPEC: The Rochester Speculative Literature Association" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<r-spec%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/r-spec?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R-SPEC: The Rochester Speculative Literature Association" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/r-spec?hl=en.
