I talked about lots of great stuff! Monkeys and cats might use our old towers to "farm" birds... just guard one staircase and you've got it... letting the cats or monkeys evolve smarts, till they build tower houses of their own!
But that wasn't the tilt the producers wanted. Anyone see "my" show "The Architechs"? (http://htyp.org/The_ArchiTECHS) Copies can be ordered from the HC web site. http://store.aetv.com/html/product/index.jhtml?id=75873 I'm running a comedy SF serial on Baen's UNIVERSE Magazine, online. Oh, speaking of 10,000 BC... Game studio owner Steve Jackson and I have been working together for more than a decade, refining an "anthropology game". "Tribes!" is a realistic role-playing game (formerly called "Darwinopoly"), that is loads of fun for six to eight players (or multiple tribes of 8 players each) who follow simple rules to simulate life as it must have been for our ancestors, anywhere from 10,000 to 500,000 years ago -- hunting, foraging, mating, and occasionally fighting. (And, yes, it does seem relevant to 10,000 BC mania.) Can you figure out how to survive... and have successful offspring... in a world where only your own wits stand between you and harshness of nature? Tribes! has been created with the advice of several prominent anthropologists, as well as one of the most experienced game designers on the planet. (For more information see the web site for Steve Jackson Games. http://www.sjgames.com/tribes/) Among the things people have found most fascinating is the sexual politics that can arise from a very simple rule set. Were interested in finding a few anthropology professors who might like to try the game out on students, perhaps as a classroom exercise. Folks are always welcome at http://davidbrin.blogspot.com/ Thrive all! > I felt bad that the other scientists got to talk > about dogs and cats > and rust and stuff... What did David get left with? > Cockroaches. > > No respect for the science fiction writer! > > - jmh > _______________________________________________ > http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l > _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
