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Citizens of the future 未来的公民

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Science Fiction Film and Television Pub Date : 2021-06-01 DOI: 10.3828/SFFTV.2021.10

C. Milburn, Melissa A. Wills

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Making and remaking the Galaxy Far, Far Away 制作和重制《遥远的银河》

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Science Fiction Film and Television Pub Date : 2021-06-01 DOI: 10.3828/SFFTV.2021.11

N. Bestor

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'Each of those tools, each of those games': Austin Walker on writing, gaming and game mastering “每种工具，每种游戏”:Austin Walker谈写作、游戏和游戏管理

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Science Fiction Film and Television Pub Date : 2021-06-01 DOI: 10.3828/SFFTV.2021.18

Cameron Kunzelman, A. Walker, Michael Lutz

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‘You can use counterfactuality to challenge empire’ “你可以用反现实来挑战帝国”

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Science Fiction Film and Television Pub Date : 2021-06-01 DOI: 10.3828/SFFTV.2021.16

Darshana Jayemanne, Cameron Kunzelman

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'I find this disgusting but I can't help myself': Videogame panics and sinister origins in 1990s sf media “我觉得这很恶心，但我忍不住”:20世纪90年代科幻媒体对电子游戏的恐慌和邪恶起源

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Science Fiction Film and Television Pub Date : 2021-06-01 DOI: 10.3828/SFFTV.2021.12

Emilie Reed

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Science Fiction Film & Television: Volume 14, Issue 1 科幻影视:第14卷第1期

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Science Fiction Film and Television Pub Date : 2021-02-01 DOI: 10.3828/sfftv.2021.14.issue-1

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The fractured frames of Black Mirror 黑镜断裂的框架

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Science Fiction Film and Television Pub Date : 2021-02-01 DOI: 10.3828/SFFTV.2021.1

J. P. Telotte

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The gathering storm of progress 进步的狂风暴雨

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Science Fiction Film and Television Pub Date : 2021-02-01 DOI: 10.3828/SFFTV.2021.5

Aaron Long

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Variations on avisibility 飞行可能性的变化

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Science Fiction Film and Television Pub Date : 2021-02-01 DOI: 10.3828/SFFTV.2021.4

Timothy S. Murphy

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The EXODUS Incident 出埃及事件