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TELEPRESENCE IN POPULAR CULTURE
A study of portrayals of presence
Asteriod Man
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ABOUT THE WORK
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MEDIUM:
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Novel |
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YEAR:
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1966 |
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WRITER(S):
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R.L. Fanthorpe |
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OWN COPY?
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No |
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ABOUT THE STORY
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SUMMARY:
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from the list of portrayals to be added...couldn't find a better one...
"There has been much enthusiasm generated when it comes to telepresence, tele-operation and virtual reality in [science fiction in] general - in the "Asteroid Man" by R.L. Fanthorpe (1960), in ..." (from http://www.itsf.org/brochure/virtual-reality.html)
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ERA/YEAR:
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Distant future |
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CHARACTERISTICS
OF WORLD:
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It is the year 2260. Planetary travel is common. Earth is allied with the other life forms in our solar system. it the the future as envisioned from the 1960s. |
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ABOUT THE
PRESENCE-EVOKING TECHNOLOGY
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NAME:
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robot |
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DESCRIPTION:
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A large robot, bigger than a man, guards the main control room of an asteroid ship. Its mission is to protect, but it is not that intelligent. It is agressive, strong, and violent. |
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NATURE OF TASK OR ACTIVITY:
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Greg, the protaganist, encounters the robot while trying to escape and defeat the evil master of the ship - asteroid man. |
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PERFORMANCE OF THE TECHNOLOGY:
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It works well, but greg defeats it using his gun. |
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ABOUT THE CREATORS OF
THE TECHNOLOGY
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DESCRIPTION:
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The asteriod man, Ulitmus. An ageless man, who drank the elixer of life, extremely intelligent, arrogant, paranoid. He is the ruler of the asteroid, and has created everything on it. |
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MAJOR GOAL(S):
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To entertain himself, prove that he is the greatest, smartest. To prove that he could. To eventually take over the galaxy. |
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ABOUT THE PEOPLE
WHO EXPERIENCE PRESENCE
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DESCRIPTION:
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Greg defeats the robot - he is an astronaut, and adventurer. White, male, British, follows his instinct. |
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ABOUT THE PRESENCE EXPERIENCE
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TYPE(S) OF PRESENCE:
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Social presence |
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DESCRIPTION:
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The experience is scary and harrowing, a violent encounter. They physically battle, using weapons, and greg wins. |
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USER AWARENESS:
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yes |
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VALENCE:
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unpleasant |
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SPECIFIC RESPONSES:
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greg is frightened, but must kill or be killed. Also, by gaining control of the control room, he can defeat asteroid man. |
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ABOUT THE CONSEQUENCES
OF PRESENCE
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LONG-TERM CONSEQUENCES:
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Asteroid man is defeated, the princess is saved, greg lives. very happy ending. |
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AND FINALLY...
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OTHER INFORMATION:
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CODER NAME:
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Amanda Scheiner |
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CODER E-MAIL:
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amandags@temple.edu |
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CODER AFFILIATION:
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Temple University |
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DATE CODED:
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12/21/2006 |
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