For May 4th (Happy #StarWarsDay ), here are some Star Wars inspired Computer Science for Fun articles… #MayThe4thBeWithYou
Rogue One: Physical Security
In a galaxy far, far away cyber security matters quite a lot. So much so, in fact, that the whole film Rogue One is about it. The plot is all about the bad guys trying to keep their plans secret, and the good guys trying to steal them.. and there is only a story to tell at all because the Empire used physical security…. (read on)
Rogue One: Authentication
In a galaxy far, far away cyber security matters. So much so, that the whole film Rogue One is about it. Part of the key to keeping the Death Star plans secret is good authentication… (read on)
Competitive Zen
To become a Jedi Knight you must have complete control of your thoughts. As you feel the force you start to control your surroundings and make objects move just by thinking. Telekinesis is clearly impossible, but could technology give us the same ability? The study of brain-computer interfaces is an active area of research. How can you make a computer sense and react to a person’s brain activity in a useful way?… (read on)
Virtual Jedi
Virtual reality can give users an experience that was previously only available a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. Josh Holtrop, a graduate of Calvin College in the USA, constructed a Jedi training environment inspired by the scene from Star Wars in which Luke Skywalker goes up against a hovering droid that shoots laser beams at him… (read on)
A wookie for 3 minutes please
How do you make a Wookie sound for a big science Fiction Film? It is all down to Foley artists who manipulate natural and synthesised sounds… (read on)
Return of the killer robot? Evil scientist?! Helpless woman?!?
‘Geeky male computer scientist’ is just a stereotype, like ‘helpless female in need of rescue by male hunk’, ‘scientist as mad eccentric in white coat’, or ‘evil robot wanting to take over the world’. Where do false stereotypes come from? Films play a part in the way their (usually male, non-scientist) directors decide to represent characters. We review some films through history. How does Star Wars do? (read on)
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