Sentences with phrase «science fiction genre»

Developer Infinity Ward has fully embraced the science fiction genre this time around with lasers, robots, space battles, and a whole lot more.

While we're not quite ready to talk about our new game in detail just yet, we can confirm that prototyping began in September 2017 using Unreal Engine 4, and it is a brand - new IP with a tantalizing and unexpected take on the science fiction genre.

Developed by the creative team at Quantic Dream who brought us the glorious cult games, Heavy Rain and Beyond Two Souls, their new title seems to be aiming to take a stab at the futuristic science fiction genre and drawing their own unique twist on a story centered around artificial intelligence and human emotion.

War of the Worlds was the wildly original story that kind of kicked off the entire science fiction genre.

The shortlist for one of the most coveted awards in science fiction was announced last week — the Arthur C. Clarke award for 2013 has an incredible line up of SF names, or, if you read The Guardian, is a great testament to male domination of the science fiction genre.

Much of the science fiction genre is taken up with stories about alien species.

He's got a number of credentials that tie into the science fiction genre, and he closes off with a punchy explanation of how to read more about him.

For instance, if your book falls into the science fiction genre, then you would be able to look for bloggers that are willing to review science fiction.

In the children's / YA fantasy and science fiction genre, C. S. Lewis's Narnia series is available for Kindle, as are Philip Pullman's «His Dark Materials» trilogy, Garth Nix's Abhorsen trilogy, many of Erin Hunter's works, and most of Neil Gaiman's.

The Society of Fantasy & Science Fiction Wargamers — The SFSFW is an international body dedicated to promoting the fantasy and science fiction genre within wargaming and the hobby in general.

Even before the ebook revolution, long - form series had generally taken over the Young Adult Fantasy and Science Fiction genre.

Self - published crap is overrunning and destroying the science fiction genre that I have enjoyed all of my life, all because if makes Amazon and others a quick, slimy buck.

Fast Forward: Contemporary Science Fiction is a monthly television series about the science fiction genre — created by science fiction fans for science fiction fans.

Gibson, Neil Stevenson and Bruce Sterling all started their careers around the same time and really pioneered the modern science fiction genre.

I might do something different this year for NaNo, though,» he says of stepping away from Gabriel for a while, but still writing in the science fiction genre.

It just so happens that the original author, Ted Chiang, and Arrival «s director, Denis Villeneuve, decided to explore the main character's choices, what they meant, and her views of free will and personal responsibility through the lens of the science fiction genre.

An approach seldom used in the Science Fiction genre.»

Whether heavily steeped in the science fiction genre («Manus») or much subtler in approach («Logging Lake»), Sachdeva's stories have a weirdness that teases out the complexities and melancholy in life.

A complete unit of work which focuses on writing within the Science Fiction genre!

Sessions include: * Introduction the science fiction genre * Writing a mini-saga * Describing a setting * Developing character descriptions * Plots, problems and solutions.

Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow = higher ability Resources provide opportunities to: - explore Todorov's theory - explore Propp's theory - explore Bordwell's theory - explore the science fiction genre and sub genres - Analyse science fiction films and programmes - Create ideas for a new science fiction film - explore the «what if» theory - explore science fiction audiences and pleasures - compare science fiction films - analyse media language - explore uses and gratifications - explore representation Resources use the following science fiction as a stimulus: - The Matrix - The Hunger Games - Jurassic World - The Maze Runner - Star Trek Assessment materials also included

The movie does prove once again that Blomkamp is a true craftsman with the science fiction genre, one of the few working today that puts story, messages, and creative new ideas and visuals front and center.

In the science fiction genre, movies like The Empire Strikes Back, Wrath of Khan, and Terminator 2: Judgment Day are held in high regard as some of the best sequels ever made.

Looks can often be deceiving, as RoboCop is, underneath the junk cinema exterior, one of the more intelligent and savvy thrillers of the science fiction genre, perhaps only bested by The Terminator in terms of blending intelligent, complex sci - fi with all - out supercharged action.

In fact, the film ultimately owes more to the action than the science fiction genre.

After all the critical acclaim heaved upon Danny Boyle and Alex Garland for helping to redefine the zombie flick with «28 Days Later...,» I was definitely excited to see if something similar could be done with science fiction genre.

Star Wars breathed life into the science fiction genre and imbedded itself in popular culture.

Fans were salivating at the prospect of Ridley Scott, the mastermind behind Blade Runner and Alien, returning to the science fiction genre.

Coming off of the disastrous critical and box office reception to Showgirls in 1995, director Paul Verhoeven decided to return to the science fiction genre he was best known for, adapting Robert Heinlein's much - revered, juvenile - oriented novel «Starship Troopers.»

WHY: Screenwriter Alex Garland has worked almost exclusively in the science fiction genre, so it comes as no surprise that his directorial debut occupies a similar space, this time focusing on the decades - old debate of artificial intelligence.

Screenwriter Alex Garland has worked almost exclusively in the science fiction genre (from «Sunshine,» to «Never Let Me Go,» to «Dredd»), so it comes as no surprise that his directorial debut occupies a similar space, this time focusing on the decades - old debate of artificial intelligence.

Who: Oscar Isaac, Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander and Sonoya Mizuno What: A young programmer is selected to participate in a breakthrough experiment in artificial intelligence by evaluating the human qualities of a breathtaking female A.I.. When: April 10th Why: Writer Alex Garland has worked almost exclusively in the science fiction genre, so it comes as no surprise that his directorial debut occupies a similar space.

A capacity crowd was treated to a 45 - minute panel discussion about how the science fiction genre has helped create indelible female action heroes.

I wrote in my review of the film: «With Ex Machina, Alex Garland shows that he's just as talented as a director as he is a writer, and that he should definitely keep challenging the science fiction genre.

Levy's version will lean more towards the science fiction genre, and focus on themes of «friendship and -LSB-...]

With Ex Machina, Alex Garland shows that he's just as talented as a director as he is a writer, and that he should definitely keep challenging the science fiction genre.

Which is to say that while Annihilation, drawn from the first novel in Jeff VanderMeer's Southern Reach trilogy, formally belongs, much like Garland's Ex Machina, to the science fiction genre, it unfolds in a realm where conventional science has ceased to operate, and where the characters» journey, although peppered with horror tropes cribbed from Lake Placid, Prophecy and The Thing, is ultimately an internal one.

Like that film, Annihilation uses the science fiction genre to probe some of the deeper recesses of the human condition, although it is not quite so philosophically attuned or thematically rich.

Alice Eve and Bryce Dallas Howard are no strangers to the science fiction genre, as the former appeared in Star Trek Into Darkness and the latter in Jurassic World.

No wonder you've begun writing in the science fiction genre.

The answer is they all wrote stories that involved a journey to the Moon, one of the oldest and most popular themes of the science fiction genre until 25 years ago, when it was crushed by the weight of reality and Neil Armstrong's foot.

It follows in the footsteps of the very best of the science fiction genre in forcing us to ask uncomfortable questions about the world we live in.

Isaac Asimov, a legend in the science fiction genre, authored more than 500 books.

The Earth 340K books are a great mix of science fiction genres: military, dystopian, thriller, space exploration, adventure, and yes there's even a bit of romance.

My mission is to connect both the visible and invisible dimensions through a passion for the fantasy and science fiction genres, exploring the cosmic mysteries surrounding faith in Christ with adults and young adults alike, with a central theme of «living in the world but not of the world.»

I would be far more interested in seeing a list that breaks down mystery, romance, science fiction genres — but even then it could get so niche market driven that that the list becomes less meaningful to me as a reader (though we could have as much fun as this Melville House blog post in coming up with our own possible lists) So what about for you?

Pogue is experimental, having written in the fantasy, thriller, and science fiction genres.

Every book is in the fantasy or science fiction genres, and if you are a fan of either or both genres, you're sure to find something awesome.

Strong uses aesthetics of horror and science fiction genres to create a series of large silk tapestries in muted greens, purples and greys.

Not exact matches

Available genres include contemporary fiction, thriller, science fiction, and memoir.