Technological Advance

How is technology a key element in the advancement of the plot? List important technological elements of the story.

- The Monitor
- Space Ships
- Battle Suits
- The Game
- The Battle Room
- Flash Suits
- The Desk
- The Master Command Computer
- Zero Gravity 



Take that list and label whether you think that this technology is good or bad. You can have them in both lists.

- The Monitor - Bad

- Space Ships - Good

- Battle Suits - Good

- The Game - Good

- The Battle Room - Both

- Flash Suits - Good

- The Desk - Good

- The Master Command Computer - Good

- Zero Gravity - Both

Do you think that the story presents technological advance as being positive or negative?


I think the story presents technological advance as being very positive. There are many reasons as they are using this technology for educational and military purposes. The battle room is a very good example as there is this concept of no gravity and things like gates and stars that need to be passed and collected. The whole story is based in space which shows a technological advances that let us live in space. Other advances include the monitor, space ships, the desk, the master command computer, the zero gravity which confuses your sense of direction. 




What part do humans play in this advancement of technology? Do they drive the advancement or are they victims?


Humans play a massive part in this advancement as all of these things could not have be thought and then thus created. Humans have been innovative by thinking of new ideas and thinking of ideas to improve on. The buggers have influenced the humans to create all this as if they don't the buggers will kill them. This shows they don't want to create all these advancements but have to for the only reason to survive.