The Nav'i Language and Gamer Culture

[Jeremy Ackerman-Yost]

The smell-o-vision is rumored to add enormous subtext.... most of it having to do with the fiddly bits of Na'avi reproduction.

Alas, nothing socially groundbreaking there.

 

[Sandain]

Did I read somewhere that people are fluent in Klingon?

 

[Theo R Cwithin]

Did I read somewhere that people are fluent in Klingon?

Even google speaks klingon.

 

[Pbartender]

Did I read somewhere that people are fluent in Klingon?

I used to have an English-Klingon Dictionary back when I was in high school.



Then I grew up.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

reported

 

[Blastin]

reported

Huh?

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

There was a spammer. I reported...I don't know...9+ of his ads, and one was in this thread.

Then the mods erased it.

 

[Relique du Madde]

Was it in Na'vi? The net really needs Na'vi spammers...

 

[WayneLigon]

To me, this all has eerie parallels to gaming, where many fans feel an overwhelming need to establish similar authorities for their imaginary worlds.

Or the belief that they're smarter and better storytellers than filmmakers, writers, artists, designers and a whole bushel of technical advisors who have made lives and long careers out of not making stupid blatant mistakes.

 

[amysrevenge]

There was a spammer. I reported...I don't know...9+ of his ads, and one was in this thread.

Then the mods erased it.

lol

I thought you'd been going through threads with the thinnest skin in the world, reporting folks for innocent content. I was starting to wonder...