Advent Rising

[opabinia]

Sometime in 2004, a PC game called Advent Rising will be released. Neat idea: Humans are revered as mythical beings of immense power and cosmic importance by millions of cultures across the galaxy. When one of them learns we actually exist, it does the only reasonable thing: try to kill us all, because we could be dangerous! That sounds pretty good, but here's the best part: Orson Scott Card is collaborating on the back story. Last April, he was quoted: "What I found most interesting about collaborating with Majesco and GlyphX on the Advent Rising project was their sincere desire to create a game in which the story served as the springboard for all the other elements."

This sounds like an even better way to escape reality than Civ III. :)

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[bottleimp.livejournal.com]

All I can think of is that planet in "Hitchhiker's Guide" which is located in the middle of a nebula. The people there have absolutely no idea that anything exists beyond their planet. When a ship crashes there, they build one of their own and venture outside the nebula to take a look. Their first words upon seeing the rest of the Universe:

"It'll have to go."