Episode 5, The Basics of the Game, SciFi Gaming

Genre of SciFi

Space opera

Books

* A Fire Upon the Deep and A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge

* Alliance-Union universe and Foreigner universe by C. J. Cherryh

* Birthright Universe by Mike Resnick

* Captain Future by Edmond Hamilton

* Childe Cycle by Gordon Dickson

* Crest of the Stars by Hiroyuki Morioka

* The Culture series by Iain M. Banks

* Dune universe by Frank Herbert, Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson *

* Ender's Game series by Orson Scott Card

* Foundation series by Isaac Asimov

* Galactic Center Saga by Gregory Benford

* Ian Cormac series by Neal Asher

* Heechee by Frederik Pohl

* Honor Harrington by David Weber

* Hyperion Cantos and Ilium/Olympus by Dan Simmons

* Legend of Galactic Heroes by Yoshiki Tanaka

* Legion of Space Series by Jack Williamson

* Lensman and Skylark series by E. E. Smith

* Night's Dawn Trilogy and Commonwealth Saga/Void Trilogy by Peter F. Hamilton

* Perry Rhodan by K. H. Scheer and Clark Darlton

* Revelation Space universe by Alastair Reynolds

* Known Space by Larry Niven

* Saga of Seven Suns by Kevin J. Anderson

* Saga of the Skolian empire by Catherine Asaro

* The Gap Cycle by Stephen R. Donaldson

* Uplift Universe by David Brin

* Vorkosigan Saga by Lois McMaster Bujold

* Xeelee Sequence and Destiny's Children by Stephen Baxter

Film

* The Star Wars films, created by George Lucas *

* The Fifth Element written and directed by Luc Besson

* Stargate directed by Roland Emmerich *

* The Chronicles of Riddick directed by David Twohy

* The Last Starfighter directed by Nick Castle

* Flash Gordon

Television

* Babylon 5, created by J. Michael Straczynski *

* Blake's 7, created by Terry Nation

* Battlestar Galactica (original)

* Captain Harlock

* Captain Video

* Doctor Who

* Farscape, created by Rockne S. O'Bannon and Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars, directed by Brian Henson

* Firefly, created by Joss Whedon *

* Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda

* Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry *

* Tom Corbett, Space Cadet

* Space Patrol (US)

* Rocky Jones, Space Ranger

* Exosquad

Cyberpunk

List of novels

* The Artificial Kid (1980) by Bruce Sterling

* City Come A-Walkin' (1980) by John Shirley

* The Ware Tetralogy by Rudy Rucker

o Software (1982) by Rudy Rucker

o Wetware (1988) by Rudy Rucker

o Freeware (1997) by Rudy Rucker

o Realware (2000) by Rudy Rucker

* The Sprawl trilogy by William Gibson

o Neuromancer (1984) by William Gibson

o Count Zero (1986) by William Gibson

o Mona Lisa Overdrive (1988) by William Gibson

* Schismatrix (1985) by Bruce Sterling

* Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World (1985) by Haruki Murakami

* Cybernetic Samurai (1985) by Victor Milàn

* Eclipse Trilogy (also called A Song Called Youth Trilogy) by John Shirley

o Eclipse (1985)

o Eclipse Penumbra (1988)

o Eclipse Corona (1990)

* Vickers (1986) by Mick Farren

* Psion (1985) by Joan D. Vinge (The Cat Novels)

o Catspaw (1988) by Joan D. Vinge

o Dreamfall (1996) by Joan D. Vinge

* Hardwired (1986) by Walter Jon Williams

o Voice of the Whirlwind (1987) by Walter Jon Williams

* When Gravity Fails (1987) by George Alec Effinger

* Little Heroes (1987) by Norman Spinrad

* Mindplayers (1987) by Pat Cadigan

* Ambient (1987) by Jack Womack (The Ambient Series)

o Terraplane (1988) by Jack Womack

o Heathern (1990) by Jack Womack

o Elvissey (1993) by Jack Womack

o Random Acts of Senseless Violence (1993) by Jack Womack

o Let's Put the Future Behind Us (1996) by Jack Womack

o Going, Going, Gone (2000) by Jack Womack

* Deserted Cities of the Heart (1988) by Lewis Shiner

* Islands in the Net (1988) by Bruce Sterling

* The Long Orbit (1988) by Mick Farren

* Slam (1990) by Lewis Shiner

* The Night Mayor (1990) by Kim Newman

* Mars-The Red Planet (1990) by Mick Farren

* Arachne (1990) by Lisa Mason

o Cyberweb (1995) by Lisa Mason

* Halo (1991) by Tom Maddox

* Synners (1991) by Pat Cadigan

* Fools (1992) by Pat Cadigan

* Snow Crash (1993) by Neal Stephenson

* The Bridge trilogy by William Gibson

o Virtual Light (1993) by William Gibson

o Idoru (1996) by William Gibson

o All Tomorrow's Parties (1999) by William Gibson

* The Difference Engine (1991) by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling

* Necrom (1991) by Mick Farren

* Bad Voltage (1991) by Jonathan Littel

* He, She and It (1991) by Marge Piercy

* Crashcourse (1993) by Wilhelmina Baird

o Clipjoint (1994) by Wilhelmina Baird

o Psykosis (1995) by Wilhelmina Baird

* Glimpses (1993) by Lewis Shiner

* Vurt (1993) by Jeff Noon (Vurt Trilogy)

o Pollen (1995) by Jeff Noon

o Nymphomation (1995) by Jeff Noon

* The Hacker and the Ants (1994) by Rudy Rucker

* Heavy Weather (1994) by Bruce Sterling

* Trouble and Her Friends (1994) by Melissa Scott

* Wildlife (1994) by James Patrick Kelly

* Virtual Death (1995) by Shale Aaron

* Fairyland (1995) by Paul J McAuley

* Carlucci's Edge (1995) by Richard Paul Russo

* The Diamond Age (1996) by Neal Stephenson

* Holy Fire (1996) by Bruce Sterling

* Sewer, Gas & Electric (1997) by Matt Ruff

* Lucifer's Dragon (1998) by Jon Courtenay Grimwood

* Noir (1998) by K. W. Jeter

* Tea from an E