There are many virtual worlds running in time with the physical world that most people see. Second Life is the longest continually running virtual world, dating back to the turn of the millennium, and thousands more have come and gone[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Archive for September, 2014
The F-4 Blackhawk was America’s answer to the newly introduced alien technologies of the early twenty-second century. All previous designs were outclassed by the new technologies, relic of conflicts gone and buried. The Blackhawk became America’s symbol to the worlds[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Millions of people died building the new golden age. And we started it on the backs of atomic explosions so horrific that no one would use them for the rest of the century. Most of us came home after that,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I tried peace and quiet after Wars End. I wanted to see if it fit the new me. It didn’t. There will always be a bit of the partier in me. And the Marine I became to fight. And of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
While modern Core Worlds children play in virtual cities, those who lived before The War generally prefer the physical world. Virtual reality is for communication and experimentation, not for living. Few in the older generation recognize the strength of virtual[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
World War II was the beginning of a golden age for America. And like most golden ages it was bought with blood. We stretched out our hands to the east and drove the Nazis back against the advancing Russians. We[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The War was a real seminal twenty-year moment for me. There’s the life I had before it started. That me died at Alpha Centauri. There’s the person I became at Alpha Centauri so I could fight. He died too. He[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Modern Core Worlds children grow up in worlds where virtual is as real as physical. They can learn lessons in virtual classrooms and exercise in virtual gyms full of other people while never leaving their home. They’ve built virtual cities[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Many people consider the Empire-class battleship the best export out of The Empire State since Old New York City and New York State went their separate ways. Primarily built off the coast of Old New York City in underwater factories,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
World War II was a true clash of civilizations not seen since the Islamic Conquest and the resulting Crusades. Japan and China fought a genocidal war in the east that would have no victor. And Germany executed millions of civilians[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…