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Date Posted: 19:39:43 11/08/00 Wed
Author: William Bevington
Subject: Re: sport
In reply to: Isamu 's message, "Re: sport" on 19:35:20 11/08/00 Wed

Some great thinking here -- yes mental/physical/cultural combination would be desirable. I also agree the the activity should be "pure human" as a counterpoint to whatever else is part of the culture. This leaves room for the inhabitants of aquadiem (or whatever we call this place) to be very-high tech on other levels.

As a humorous aside, this might also solve the marriage/partner issue. Maybe the annual games would be a good time to select or cast-off one's mate? A good time to announce the yearly match ups. This way people could reaffirm their commitment, or shop around. The real benefit is that it's hands-off (except for those who have no commitments) during the rest of the year.

Keep with it everyone this is looking pretty good...

Has anyone considered:

A. How we shall document this (above and beyond the 48 x 48) panel

B: Who is our audience (Chun Wo and I have a plan, but your suggestions may be more dynamic...)

Bevington

> I really think that the "physical" aspect of sports
> should not be overlooked. There is something very
> euphoric about playing a physical sport. The mind is
> just as important but, as sports fans, I think we
> celebrate those athletes who are able to put their
> intelligence strategy/mental toughness) together with
> their physical abilities. Michael Jordan, for
> example, is someone who had both attributes at a very
> high
> level. I also, don't think that technology should be
> involved with sports.
>
> I really like the idea of involving Aquadiem's
> environment and its history(?) to somehow to come up
> with a new sport. Maybe each of the sports has
> something to do with Aquadiem's historical past. Like
> some of the Olympic sports like the marathon which was
> developed because of the messengers that traveled the
> Greek cities. Or archery and javelin which have a
> reference to weapons used in wars... Maybe one of the
> sports could be based on a disaster that happened to
> Aquadiem?
>
> then again, this is just my opinion...
>
> -Isamu
>
> > Hello other group members:
> >
> > Our utopia challenge is finding a method of
> integrating
> > competition into the society of Aquadiem. Our idea as
> > a group is to use intellectual knowledge instead of
> > physical strength as a means of competition. Since
> > Aquadiem is surround by three large bodies of water,
> > utopia (Aquadiem) is in the center untouched. The
> > competition is to think of a method of saving
> Aquadiem
> > from destruction since the bodies of water will
> engulf
> > it. The society of Aquadiem has to compete to come
> up
> > with the best possible way to save society. Some
> > ideas to formulate competition:
> >
> > 1) Can technology be a factor in the survival of
> > utopia?
> > 2) Can somehow the solar system help prevent utopia
> > from being destroyed?
> > 3) Can utopia shift or turn preventing the oceans
> > from cliding?

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