Tag: science and technology

Building Alien Worlds with Scientific Rigor: Introducing the DKF Framework for Science Fiction

Wel­come, sci-fi enthu­si­asts and aspir­ing world-builders! As a hard sci­ence fic­tion writer, I’ve always believed that the heart of an inter­est­ing sto­ry lies in blend­ing imag­i­na­tion with sci­en­tif­ic pre­ci­sion. When craft­ing the uni­vers­es of my sto­ries, I turn to real-world sci­ence to ground my spec­u­la­tion, espe­cial­ly for one of the genre’s biggest ques­tions: What about […]

The Lunar Crawler of Golf and Outgassing: A Blend of Fiction and Artemis Innovation

Hel­lo, lunar tech enthu­si­asts and sci-fi read­ers! Today, we’re div­ing into the six-wheeled crawler that plays a piv­otal role in Golf and Out­gassing, a stand­out tale from The Luna­dyne Inci­dent & Oth­er Sto­ries, avail­able now on Ama­zon at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D5F7L3QS. This rugged vehi­cle not only dri­ves the action in the sto­ry but also echoes real-world advancements […]

Case I of First Contact, an Article by Torn MacAlester

This arti­cle is the first fol­low-on to a series on first con­tact.     This is part of a series of arti­cles about sci­ence fic­tion world build­ing: From the moment the first exper­i­ments with radio began, the pos­si­bil­i­ty of detect­ing alien trans­mis­sions became real. If there was an advanced civ­i­liza­tion on Mars, it would be […]

Worldbuilding 1: Articles by Torn MacAlester

World Build­ing for Sci­ence Fic­tion­Im­age by Snap­wire on pex­els I want­ed to share some insight into the world build­ing process that I am using in my sci­ence fic­tion sto­ries. First off, most would call my sci­ence fic­tion as ‘Hard’ sci­ence fic­tion because of my use of sci­en­tif­ic rig­or when devel­op­ing my sto­ries. For myself, it’s […]

Civilization and Power

It’s All About Pow­er­Part 3 of World Build­ing for Sci­ence fic­tion: This is the def­i­n­i­tion of the Kar­da­shev Scale.  Since it is a mea­sure of the pow­er gen­er­at­ed by a civ­i­liza­tion, it is titled: All about Pow­er. In case you’ve missed the pre­vi­ous posts in the thread, Part 1 begins here. The pre­vi­ous post in this […]

An Exercise in World Building

World Build­ing for Sci­ence Fic­tion­Im­age by Snap­wire on pex­els I want­ed to share some insight into the world build­ing process that I am using in my sci­ence fic­tion sto­ries. First off, most would call my sci­ence fic­tion as ‘Hard’ sci­ence fic­tion because of my use of sci­en­tif­ic rig­or when devel­op­ing my sto­ries. For myself, it’s […]

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