Escape Velocity 2018

Exploring the worlds beyond Earth remains one of the primary objectives of science. Thus, science fiction has always taken up the challenge of imagining what these worlds might be like. But through the medium of video games, whole new opportunities arise. Gone is the necessity of Earth-like worlds. Indeed, the more alien and bizarre the world, the better. Join this discussion of Metroid, Xardion, Gradius, and many others across gaming’s history to see just what types of worlds might await us among the stars.