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Re: Holobrick vs Real McCoy (was Re: star destroyer?
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lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general
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Mon, 30 Aug 1999 19:24:17 GMT
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Sproaticus wrote:
> John Neal wrote:
> > consider this: Would it be less satisfying to play with Lego in the
> > Holodeck than in real life? Is there something to actually possessing the material
> > brick? An interesting question which for me actually has its roots in ldraw. I don't
> > do ldraw and so I don't have that perspective, but for me, they are mutually
> > exclusive, because I only have so much time to devote to one or the other.
>
> Wow. What a concept! I can see Riker and Data walking around Billund,
> Riker beaming over his Town Jr. set, and Data carring his minifig-scale
> Great Wall of China with one arm...
>
> How is playing with Lego on the holodeck less real than playing with LDraw?
> (1) Arguably, holodeck Legos *might* "feel" real (2), but you couldn't take
> them anywhere. In order to show them off, you'd have to publish them
> electronically. Plus, the electronic toy is much, much less expensive than
> the actual brick.
>
> Personally, I would get a huge kick from holodeck Legos, since I wouldn't
> have to spend money on the pieces (instead I'd have to subsidise the huge
> cost of the holodeck), and I could choose any user interface I want, from
> "Brick-O-Rama Tactile GUI v2.5" to "Space God Point-N-Click". Plus, the Web
> pages would be staggeringly awesome. You wanna see my new dropship model?
> From the inside? During a stormy descent over Saturn? With Mynoks? :-,
>
> Cheers,
> - jsproat
>
> 1. I know, a huge can-o-worms here, but please keep on topic, y'all! :-P
>
> 2. Picard might be able to tell the difference...
>
> --
> Jeremy H. Sproat <jsproat@io.com> ~~~ http://www.io.com/~jsproat/
> He stands...like some sort of...PAGAN GOD or DEPOSED TYRANT. Staring out
> over the city he's sworn to...to stare out over... And it's evident...just
> by looking at him...that he's got some PRETTY HEAVY THINGS ON HIS MIND.
> - Ben Edlund, 1996
Yeah yeah, we would all be using the Lego holodeck as a waiting room, waiting for our turn
in the Porno holodeck........
Gary Istok
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