The "Make it Happen" Challenge.
Time for another "Make it Happen", the crowd-sourcing challenge to see if my big ideas can come to fruition thanks to the rich community of creatives, writers, artists, designers, inventors, scientists, architects, pharmacologists, techies, provocateurs, ethicists, military contractors, etc.
MIH Brief 007
OBJECTIVE:
Create a mobile phone application to deal with unfriendly Aliens.
Check this out for more background, but to surmise, renowned scientist Stephen Hawking thinks we should avoid Aliens at all cost. And he's not endorsing the immigration bill that just passed in Arizona.
Rather he is talking about Aliens from another galaxy and according to Hawking if/when they do come to earth they won't come in peace. He likens them to Christopher Columbus landing on these shores, only humans are the Native Americans. And as Hawking notes, it didn't turn out too well for them.
A well-designed mobile application that can help you successfully interact with Aliens, should they visit anytime soon, would be a "must have" addition to any survival kit. Who knows when and where you'll encounter one. It might just save your life or the lives of your loved ones.
Check this out for more background, but to surmise, renowned scientist Stephen Hawking thinks we should avoid Aliens at all cost. And he's not endorsing the immigration bill that just passed in Arizona.
Rather he is talking about Aliens from another galaxy and according to Hawking if/when they do come to earth they won't come in peace. He likens them to Christopher Columbus landing on these shores, only humans are the Native Americans. And as Hawking notes, it didn't turn out too well for them.
A well-designed mobile application that can help you successfully interact with Aliens, should they visit anytime soon, would be a "must have" addition to any survival kit. Who knows when and where you'll encounter one. It might just save your life or the lives of your loved ones.
THOUGHT STARTERS:
- In John Carpenter's movie, "They Live", a special brand of sunglasses could reveal the alien invaders amongst us. Could the mobile application have a similar function? An alien detector that separates friend from foe.
- In the TV miniseries "V", one of our (humans) major weakness was our inability to see the Alien invaders as they really were, i.e. nasty reptiles. How can we develop an early warning system, if you will, that unmasks their true nature.
- Could the mobile application set off certain sounds that only aliens could hear? These sounds would scare them off, giving you precious time to escape.
- In "War of the Worlds", the Aliens are eventually undone by bacterias and chemicals found in the Earth's atmosphere. Could the app have a function to identify the unusual biological make-up of Aliens? Knowing what makes them vulnerable could prove to a great weapon of attack.
- Sad, but true, some humans will "collaborate" with the Aliens to save their own skin. Can the app be used to ferret out these traitors?
- If all the Aliens look the same, it may be hard to distinguish the leaders amongst them. Can the app have some sophisticated screening device to identify the Alien elites.
- At some point before you take off on a plane you are asked to shut off your cell phone because apparently it may interfere with the aircraft's communication and navigation systems. Something to do with the energy the phone emits. Now granted we don't know what type of aeronautical systems the Aliens will use, but is there any kind of sophisticated jamming devices can we employ to "fuck with" Alien spacecraft.
MANDATORIES:
- Could the mobile application set off certain sounds that only aliens could hear? These sounds would scare them off, giving you precious time to escape.
- In "War of the Worlds", the Aliens are eventually undone by bacterias and chemicals found in the Earth's atmosphere. Could the app have a function to identify the unusual biological make-up of Aliens? Knowing what makes them vulnerable could prove to a great weapon of attack.
- Sad, but true, some humans will "collaborate" with the Aliens to save their own skin. Can the app be used to ferret out these traitors?
- If all the Aliens look the same, it may be hard to distinguish the leaders amongst them. Can the app have some sophisticated screening device to identify the Alien elites.
- At some point before you take off on a plane you are asked to shut off your cell phone because apparently it may interfere with the aircraft's communication and navigation systems. Something to do with the energy the phone emits. Now granted we don't know what type of aeronautical systems the Aliens will use, but is there any kind of sophisticated jamming devices can we employ to "fuck with" Alien spacecraft.
MANDATORIES:
- The app must have a built-in self-destruct mechanism designed to cause massive damage. If you get abducted, take out as many of the basterds as you can.
- The app must able to let an Alien phone home just in case they are friendly after all. The last thing we want is to set off a diplomatic incident of galactic proportions.
- The app must able to let an Alien phone home just in case they are friendly after all. The last thing we want is to set off a diplomatic incident of galactic proportions.
Good luck and make it happen, people!
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