Places – habitats – are stripped down to decimal places. Space is translated into points, lines, surfaces, and volumes to dimensions or quantitative parameters x y, z. The most obvious assault on space is analogous to that which time has had to suffer: reduction to a pure quantity. They should form a victim support group, which is why this column is devoted to a defence of space. My own view, however, is that both space and time are traduced in physics. And many physicists have dreamed of a version of a Theory of Everything in which time disappears altogether.įor some thinkers, notably the French philosopher Henri Bergson, the Original Sin is the presentation of time as if it were a kind of space. This can be parked under a line as a denominator (e.g., speed = distance/ t), or multiplied by itself, or by the square root of -1 – indignities that real stretches of time such as afternoons would not tolerate. Time in physics is present as an abstraction, a pure quantity: little t. As Herman Minkowski put it, “space by itself, and time by itself, are doomed to fade away into mere shadows, and only a kind of union will preserve an independent reality” ( The Principle of Relativity, 1952). Worse, the theory seemed to deny time an independent existence. Relativity theory stripped it of its tenses, dismissing the difference between past, present, and future as illusory. With a few exceptions, physicists have not been kind to time. In earlier columns, I have defended time from the assaults of physics. Failed to make the leaderboard today? There’s always a new challenge tomorrow.SUBSCRIBE NOW Tallis in Wonderland Thinking Straight About Curved Space Raymond Tallis rules out a distorting physics metaphor. Daily Run: You get one shot each day to complete this daily run and achieve the highest score possible.Endless: Tackle waves of randomized challenges from the campaign as well as additional objectives as you adapt to what the game decides to throw your way.Survival: Fight through waves of invaders with each wave presenting a new, more difficult challenge.Arena: Take on over 60 randomized challenges from the game’s campaign for a chance to get your name on the local leaderboard.Each unique version takes the story in a different direction. Your choices will lead you to take on one of three potential versions of the game’s protagonist to fight back the invasion on asteroids, space stations, and other intergalactic stages. Campaign: Take on the role of an energy harvester in the midst of a galactic spider invasion.Weapons are varied (from lasers to flamethrowers to weed wackers!) and equipped with their own overdrive states! Upgrade & Take Them Down: Collect a plethora of ability and weapon upgrades. ![]() ![]() Ride the Synthwave: Get in the zone with a high-energy synthwave soundtrack in partnership with FiXT Neon, featuring artists like Scandroid, 3Force, and Fury Weekend.Play Your Style & Top the Leaderboards: Experience your space pilot’s harrowing journey in Campaign, take on new challenges, test your skills, and chase your place on the leaderboards in Daily Runs, Arena, Survival and Endless game modes.Climb walls, flip over to the other side of your environment, and experience breathtaking vistas. Old School Shmup Reimagined: Enjoy the high-energy action of traditional 2D shoot ‘em ups in a warped 3D space.Simple to learn as you fight your way through the branching story-driven campaign, but tough to master as you chase the glory of the leaderboards. Inspired by arcade classics, players will have to hunt for weapon power-ups and upgrades while dodging enemy fire, blasting interdimensional bugs, and wrangling some enormous boss monsters. Battle cosmic space-invading spiders across curved landscapes where bullets hug the terrain while the horizon drops sharply out of sight. Curved Space is an intense arcade-style twin-stick shooter that takes the classic formula and plunges it into the weirdest reaches of space.
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