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Project Canon - OA ClipSeries

Fri, 02 May 2008 15:26:48 GMT

clipped by: skwirlinator
clipper's remarks: The Orion's Arm universe conforms to what is known and observed now.

Clip Source: www.orionsarm.com

Orion's Arm Universe Project Canon

The set of physical parameters, historical events and ideas that are considered to be true or definitive within the Orion's Arm Universe is known as the OA Canon; this page outlines many of those parameters.

Point of View
The Universe
Physics
Astronomy and Planetology
Biology and Exobiology
Information Theory
Technology
Xenosophonts
Mind, Consciousness and Toposophics
Ordinary Sophonts and Intertoposophic Conflict
Epistemology
The Orion's Arm Timeline
Societies, Civilizations, and Hierarchy
Paranormal, Esotericism, and Mysticism
Common Knowledge
Adventure and Storytelling

Tags: canon, oa, orionsarmproject, science fiction, scifi, worldbuilding, clipseries

FAQ Front Page - OA ClipSeries

Fri, 02 May 2008 15:19:35 GMT

clipped by: skwirlinator
clipper's remarks: Now, you can either go to one of the above pages, or scroll down for the
Grand List of FAQs (so far)
Yes, more are being added all the time...

Clip Source: www.orionsarm.com

Orion's Arm - FAQs page

FAQs page - Introduction to OA - Explaining the Setting - generic questions and answers about the Orion's Arm Universe and the OA setting in general. This is a good place to start if you are new to OA.

Technical Questions

OA and Transhumanism

Miscellaneous Questions

Why are certain things excluded? - Ok, chances are that you will notice that some of your favourite memes and themes are not to be found in OA

Why is there no FTL in the OA Universe?

Wormhole FAQs Page

Answering Criticism FAQs Page

The OA Community - O.K., now we have all that out of the way, here is some stuff about us.

Participating and Contributing - Anyone can join and become a part of this project!

Terms, Copyright, and Submissions Guide

Tags: faq, oa, orionsarmproject, clipseries, science fiction, scifi, worldbuilding

The Primer PDF - OA ClipSeries

Fri, 02 May 2008 15:11:59 GMT

clipped by: skwirlinator
clipper's remarks: This is a pdf that you can download that gives you the story and answers many questions you might have when entering the project. It is a great addition to anyone's electronic library

Clip Source: www.orionsarm.com

Orion's Arm Primer

A short but comprehensive introduction to the Orion's Arm universe.

Tags: primerpdf, oa, orionsarmproject, science fiction, scifi, worldbuilding, clipseries

The Settings - OA ClipSeries

Fri, 02 May 2008 15:03:17 GMT

clipped by: skwirlinator
clipper's remarks: Here are some tidbits to help you understand the OA Universe and a quick look at what this is all about

Clip Source: www.orionsarm.com

Information Age: - in OA, the conventional dating of years, centuries etc is often replaced by a more generic techno-socio-political division into ages or eras. Just as today we speak of the bronze age, the iron age, the middle ages, the age of enlightenment, and so on, in the same way future history in this scenario is divided into periods like "Interplanetary Age", "Second Federation Era", and so on. The Information Age is the first of these periods, it corresponds to the twenty-first century of current convention)

Old Earth: - because OA is set many thousands of years in the future, when humanity and other sentient beings have spread among the stars, Earth is a distant memory to many; hence the term "Old Earth" is used.

AI: - Artificial Intelligence. These beings play a large role in OA. Some people today don't believe that AI is possible, and even argue philosophically or scientifically that AI is impossible.

Tags: settings, oa, orionsarmproject, science fiction, scifi, worldbuilding, clipseries

General Introduction - OA ClipSeries

Fri, 02 May 2008 14:54:44 GMT

clipped by: skwirlinator
clipper's remarks: In this post-singularity, post-scarcity world, any goal a sapient being can name, any goal that doesn't violate the laws of physics, or fall apart under its own inconsistencies, can be achieved. But that doesn't mean all problems have been solved...

Clip Source: www.orionsarm.com

General Introduction

It is ten thousand years in the future. Civilization spans the stars, and humanity has branched into myriad directions. Godlike ascended intelligences personify and overshadow vast interstellar empires, while while lesser factions seek to craft their own dominions through colonization of the frontier and sometimes even intrigue and conquest. Trillions of sentient beings exist across billions of cubic light years - on the surface of planets, in giant orbital habitats, in domes and blueskies on moons and comets, and in space ships. But beyond the safety of the human-friendly worlds of the Civilized Galaxy, beyond the post-scarcity angelnetted nanotopias of limitless abundance and freedom from harm, adventure awaits those prepared to risk all.

Tired of old fashioned science fiction which is little more than today's (or yesterday's) world with space ships and ray guns? If so, the universe of Orion's Arm might be for you!

Tags: intro, oa, orionsarmproject, clipseries, science fiction, scifi, worldbuilding

Welcome to Orion's Arm - OA ClipSeries

Fri, 02 May 2008 14:46:25 GMT

clipped by: skwirlinator
clipper's remarks: This is where they lay the ground rules of what is permissable for content. It gives you a sense of the type of Science Fiction (Hard SciFi) that you will find in the project

Clip Source: www.orionsarm.com

Welcome to Orion's Arm

The Orion's Arm Universe Project (also known as OAUP, OA and Orion's Arm) is:

The next step in the evolution of science-fiction
A collective hard science fiction world building endeavor
A space opera
A communal background for science fiction stories
A universe ready to be brought to life through illustration
A forum for cutting edge science
A roleplaying setting
A transhumanist projection of what the future might look like
A bunch of semi-sane sentients having fun together

Our task is to create an ever evolving universe that is interesting, inspiring and provocative - to theorize on a future that may, or may not, come to be.

In order to meet this goal we have established certain ground rules:

· Matter cannot travel faster than light

· Matter and energy are conserved

· No evolved humanoid aliens have been discovered

· Technology will change the nature of social issues

Space is vast;

Tags: welcome to, oa, orionsarmproject, clipseries, metaverse, science fiction, scifi, worldbuilding

Orion's Arm Project ClipSeries

Fri, 02 May 2008 14:33:50 GMT

clipped by: skwirlinator
clipper's remarks: This is a clip of the new front page

Clip Source: www.orionsarm.com

Welcome to the next stage in the evolution of science fiction. A scenario set thousands of years in the future where civilization spans the stars. Godlike ascended intelligences rule vast interstellar empires, and lesser factions seek to carve out their dominions through intrigue and conquest. And out beyond the edge of civilized space and the human friendly worlds, adventure awaits those prepared to risk all.

Come join us in this ever-expanding collective worldbuilding effort. Within the vast universe that is Orion's Arm you will find:

Hard Science
Plausible Technology
Realistic Cultural Development
A vast Setting
10,000+ years of historical development
Realistic Exobiology

Tags: orionsarmproject, oa, clipseries, scifi, science fiction, metaverse, fandom, worldbuilding

Science of the X-Files

Fri, 02 Dec 2005 21:52:14 GMT

clipped by: skwirlinator

Clip Source: huah.net

SEASON 1
> Pilot
> Ghost In The Machine
> Ice
> Eve
> Darkness Falls
> The Erlenmeyer Flask
SEASON 2
> Little Green Men
> The Host
> Die Hand Die Verletzt
> Our Town
SEASON 3
> D.P.O.
> The List
> Wetwired
SEASON 4
> Unruhe
> The Field Where I Died
> El Mundo Gira
> Kaddish
> Never Again
> Leonard Betts
> Memento Mori
> Unrequited
> Tempus Fugit/Max
> Demons
SEASON 5
> Bad Blood
SEASON 6
> Tithonus

Tags: scifi, science fiction, x-files, xfiles

Gaea: Beyond the Son - by P. D. Gilson

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 19:56:29 GMT

clipped by: skwirlinator
clipper's remarks: Looks like this could be interesting.
Found this link at CoolSciFi.com

Clip Source: www.amazon.com

Gaea: Beyond the Son (Hardcover)
by P. D. Gilson (Author)

$21.99

Book Description
Earth is dying... The Gaea-02 mission can save the world's population, but desperately needs the resources of another planet to do so. Returning from their deep-space shakedown flight, Gaea-02's test crew is stranded in Earth orbit while a global conflict rages over the Gaea technology. When the dominating enemy forces declare them fugitives, the Gaea crew devises a daring plan to execute their original mission and sets off for untouched reaches of the galaxy. Doyle Gage, the only civilian crew member, is trapped onboard Gaea-02 while his young son waits back home. Battling to fulfill his promise to return, Doyle unwittingly rekindles Earth's war in a far-flung solar system.

Hardcover: 308 pages

Publisher: Helios Publishing (October 1, 2007)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0980391008

ISBN-13: 978-0980391008

Tags: p. d. gilson, gaea: beyond the son, scifi, science fiction, literature

Watch Science Fiction Movies Online 4

Sun, 02 Sep 2007 10:32:53 GMT

clipped by: skwirlinator

Clip Source: www.watch-movies.net

"My Super Ex-Girlfriend"

Genre:	Comedy / Romance / Sci-Fi
Release:	2006 July
Views:	5584
Rtg:	7.8/10 (32 votes)

"The Host"

Genre:	Action / Fantasy / Comedy / Adventure / Drama / Horror / Thriller / Sci-Fi
Release:	2006 July
Views:	6201
Rtg:	7.4/10 (23 votes)

"A Scanner Darkly"

Genre:	Animation / Drama / Mystery / Thriller / Sci-Fi
Release:	2006 July
Views:	1504
Rtg:	7.6/10 (5 votes)

"Superman Returns"

Genre:	Action / Fantasy / Adventure / Sci-Fi
Release:	2006 June
Views:	4209
Rtg:	8.4/10 (19 votes)

"Hollow Man II"

Genre:	Action / Horror / Thriller / Sci-Fi
Release:	2006 June
Views:	1789
Rtg:	7.7/10 (12 votes)

Tags: free, science fiction, scifi, streaming, movies, movie

Watch Science Fiction Movies Online 1

Sun, 02 Sep 2007 10:27:50 GMT

clipped by: skwirlinator
clipper's remarks: SciFi is my hobby

Clip Source: www.watch-movies.net

"Underdog"

Genre:	Action / Fantasy / Comedy / Adventure / Family / Sci-Fi
Release:	2007 August
Views:	10895
Rtg:	7.2/10 (41 votes)

"The Invasion"

Genre:	Action / Drama / Horror / Thriller / Sci-Fi
Release:	2007 August
Views:	11034
Rtg:	9.2/10 (29 votes)

"Species: The Awakening"

Genre:	Sci-Fi
Release:	2007 August
Views:	1626
Rtg:	9.3/10 (8 votes)

"Transformers"

Genre:	Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi
Release:	2007 July
Views:	158654
Rtg:	9.2/10 (465 votes)

"Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer"

Genre:	Action / Fantasy / Adventure / Sci-Fi
Release:	2007 June
Views:	40739
Rtg:	8.6/10 (133 votes)

"Invasion of the Pod People"

Genre:	Sci-Fi
Release:	2007 June
Views:	1607
Rtg:	6.7/10 (9 votes)

"28 Weeks Later"

Genre:	Horror / Thriller / Sci-Fi
Release:	2007 May
Views:	20144
Rtg:	8.3/10 (97 votes)

"Spider-Man 3"

Genre:	Action / Adventure / Drama / Thriller / Sci-Fi
Release:	2007 May
Views:	35421
Rtg:	8.8/10 (151 votes)

Tags: scifi, science fiction, movies, free, streaming

Space Strategy Games

Wed, 07 Feb 2007 18:46:30 GMT

clipped by: skwirlinator

Clip Source: www.freeorion.org

Space Strategy Games

Thousand Parsec - http://www.thousandparsec.net/tp/index.php

Outer Space - http://www.ospace.net

German only

Venus Was Yesterday - http://www.venuswasyesterday.de

Fatal Universe - http://www.fatal-universe.de/Index.php

Supremacy - http://supremacy-dev.de.vu/

Commercial Games

VGA Planets - http://www.vgaplanets.com/

Galactic Civilizations - http://www.galciv.com/

Galactic Civilizations 2 - http://www.galciv2.com/

Space Empires - http://www.malfador.com

Tags: space, strategy, games, science fiction

Scifi Trailers 7

Sat, 20 Jan 2007 22:30:46 GMT

clipped by: skwirlinator

Clip Source: www.scifi.com

Disney has posted a new trailer for this sequel to 2003's hit movie. Captain Jack Sparrow, Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann are back, and this time, Sparrow must figure out a way around his blood debt to Davy Jones, ruler of the ocean depths and captain of the ghostly Flying Dutchman. More ...

A new trailer and Web site have gone live for this SF movie, based on the novel by Philip K. Dick. The innovative film from Richard Linklater uses a technique in which live footage is overlaid with computer animation to tell the story of a drug-addicted undercover detective whose identity becomes fractured when he's assigned to spy on himself. More ...

Four new clips have joined the trailers at the official Web site of Ron Howard's upcoming adaptation of Dan Brown's best-selling thriller. On the site, click "Previews" to see the clips, "The Cryptex," "The Mona Lisa," "The Vitruvian Man" and "The Last Supper." More ...

MTV.com has posted a new trailer for this film, starring Tom Cruise, from writer/director J.J. Abrams. The sequel brings back Cruise as secret agent Ethan Hunt, joined by Keri Russell and Lost creator Abrams, making his feature-film directorial debut. A new behind-the-scenes featurette is also live. More ...

Due this Christmas, Paramount's adaptation of E.B. White's beloved children's tale mixes live action and computer animation to tell the story of a farm girl and her pig Wilbur, whose life is saved by the web-weavings of a clever spider named Charlotte. Dakota Fanning stars alongside an A-list voice cast as the farm's various animal inhabitants. More ...

New R-rated clips have gone live for this SF horror tale, starring Serenity's Nathan Fillion and Elizabeth Banks. The movie is about a town invaded by sluglike alien creatures and marks the directorial debut of Dawn of the Dead and Scooby-Doo writer James Gunn. More ...

Tags: science fiction, scifi, movies, streaming, trailers

Stephen Hickman- illustrating science fiction and fantasy for three decades

Sat, 23 Sep 2006 17:35:47 GMT

clipped by: skwirlinator

Clip Source: stephenhickman.com

Stephen Hickman has been illustrating science fiction and fantasy for three decades. His work has been inspired by the masters of fantasy and science fiction writing — J.R.R. Tolkien, H.P. Lovecraft, A. Merritt, Edgar Rice Burroughs and Clark Ashton Smith. His illustrations have been used as cover work for many contemporary writers: Stephen Brust, Hal Colbatch, Tom Cool, Gordon Dickson, David Drake, Harlan Ellison, Robert Heinlein, Anne McCaffrey, Larry Niven, Andre Norton, Jerry Pournelle, and Steve Stirling.

Tags: stephen hickman, illustrations, scifi, fantasy, science fiction, artist, art

Star Trek Of Gods and Men

Tue, 18 Jul 2006 08:49:48 GMT

clipped by: skwirlinator
clipper's remarks: Oh Boy!

Clip Source: trekweb.com

Here is the first photo of the upcoming fan film Star Trek Of Gods and Men. The picture shows actors Alan Ruck as Captain John Harriman of the Enterprise-B, Nichelle Nichols as Commander Uhura, Star Trek New Voyages' James Cawley and Walter Koenig as Commander Pavel Chekov.

Tags: star trek of gods and men, startrek, scifi, science fiction, fanficfilm