oneshotnokill on 20/5/2001 at 04:17
In the game when they say anything technical, how much of it do think is scientific fact not just big words that are just there too impress you?
Do you think we will ever have the technology in the game in real life,is possible for that time period, if not do you think we will ever have that technolgy
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Eberon on 20/5/2001 at 15:37
There is an interview forthcoming that has such a question on it. The question isn't as broad as yours, and it's a little late to change it since the whole thing has gone to the PR guys at Eidos. Still, you should find an interesting tidbit within. The interview is with Sheldon Pacotti, writer on Deus Ex 1 and 2.
frozenman on 20/5/2001 at 16:05
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They say alot of things to make the game sound really high-tech but how much of it do think scientific fact not just big words that are just there too impress you?
And do you think the technology in the game is theoretically possible for that far into the future and if not do you think around any time into the future and when?.
I really can't understand that.
kostoffj on 21/5/2001 at 19:26
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<STRONG>In the game when they say anything technical, how much of it do think is scientific fact not just big words that are just there too impress you?
Do you think we will ever have the technology in the game in real life,is possible for that time period, if not do you think we will ever have that technolgy
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Without a doubt. If you are in the USA and watch PBS, stay tuned tomorrow night for part 2 of "Beyond Human." Tomorrow night is about robots, but last week dealt with nanotechnology in humans and have a personal, visual connection to the Net 24/7, wherever you go (among other things - also, cybernetic implants).
The nanotech part was really neat - they showed a system that is currently being developed, that would help victims of asphyxiation through smoke inhalation. They would inject a solution carrying zillions of these little nanomachines that would go through the victim's bloodstream, converting CO2 and other gases in the bloodstream to oxygen and allowing the victim to remain oxygenated until the lungs' functionality could be restored. Or something like that (unfortunately the exact explanation of the device escapes me now, but that was the gist of it). This stuff is happening, right now. If you have usenet access, try sci.nanotech for pointers to good resources and discussions of what is actually being done in the field.
The sort of stuff that JC was capable of doing in the game is just the beginning. Nanotech will change everything, and pondering a nanotech future makes you realized just how poor our sci-fi imagination usually is.
On the other hand, the technology has all the potential to be the thing that ends humanity. (Effectively) Unlimited control over matter + human fallibilities = recipe for doom, in my opinion. Maybe we need a
deus ex machinato bail us out? <IMG SRC="idea.gif" border="0">
wallcloud on 21/5/2001 at 21:37
I think what made the game so good was the fact that technology used in the game could quite possibly exist one day.
"Paranioa is just knowing all the facts"
TechImmortal on 23/5/2001 at 05:39
The nanorobots you are referring to are called respirocytes and they are described in the nanomedicine FAQ posted above.
These things put the aqualung aug to shame.
However, programmable nanorobots cannot yet be built. We're getting there, but we aren't there yet.
As a nifty note, though, the business about the respirocytes being able to carry O2 and CO2 in nanoscale "tanks" is current fact. Recent space debris studies (I wish I could remember the link) found gases contained inside diamondoid constructs (Bucky balls) exactly like those planned for respirocytes. So, that part works.
A company callled zyvex is trying to build an assembler of nanoscale devices. This company is run by the guy who invented the term "Universal Constructor" - although you can forget about anyone being even close to something like a UC at this point.
One of the main reasons for the existence of foresight (
http://www.foresight.org) http://www.foresight.org is to set up guidelines to prevent some of the very abuses that happen in Deus Ex. In fact, if you want to really get frightened, just read some of the discussions these guys have. They definitely do not have their heads in the sand; they are aware of the dangers.
kostoffj on 23/5/2001 at 13:21
Thanks for the info TechImmortal! Respirocytes... what a cool name :). Buckyballs and nanotubes have a lot of interesting potential. Some researchers have recently suggested that buckyballs may hold the key to final developing room-temperature superconductors. And if an industrial process could be developed that could produce material composed of carbon nanotubes in long spools, we would finally have a material with the tensile strength to make an orbital conveyor "space elevator" feasible. Interesting times!
Thanks for the link to foresight.org, I will definitely check it out.
As a side note: with all the advanced technology in the world of DX, isn't interesting that there is no space program to speak of?
Sniper459 on 23/5/2001 at 15:37
The company I worked for was doing nanotechnology . We created the AFM(Atomic Force Microscopes) so those companies could see what they were building... In fact nanorobots already exist. We tested a paint with nanorobots red on one side and blue on the other. (oh yeah and they had voice recognition) so when your car is red and you say the words "flip over" the nanorobots flip over and your car is now blue.
This is just a tidbit of what I know... :cool:
santaClaws on 23/5/2001 at 16:02
we definetely will have technologies like that somewhen-but all of us will be dead meat by then.considering the speed technology develops with nowadays, i wonder what things won't be possible if we just wait for long enough.
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