The Jenome

[...] : Beyond Earth has been called the “spiritual successor” to Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri. In Alpha Centauri, one of the first techs you can research is Biogenetics, which enables you [...]

[...] . Preserving humanity is usually an overriding priority over preserving the planet! A Harmony civ will be trying to change humanity to be a better biological match to the world, but that doesn& [...]

[...] Earth. In early interviews about this sci-fi edition of the Civ series, it seemed like genetic engineering would play a large part in shaping your space colony’s future. As a [...]

[...] treat genetics in the game? A: Slant by Greg Bear is a great source, taking the theme of genetic manipulation as form of fashion, and science as a plaything as our vanity. Older and darker but also [...]

[...] the old Alpha Centauri game because it’s such a classic, but I was holding out. I insisted Sid Meier would come out with a new Alpha Centauri sometime soon. They rebooted X-COM to incredible [...]

[...] with my love for video games, but that’s exactly what’s happening in the new Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth. In early interviews about this sci-fi edition of the Civ [...]

[...] changed since I last blogged – my home state of Indiana is still completely terrible. A federal judge ordered Indiana to recognize the out-of-state same sex marriage of a couple with one [...]

[...] A federal judge has struck down Indiana’s same-sex marriage ban, and couples can marry right now. I know I [...]

[...] far from where we are today.” What real life biological research inspired some of the genetic techs we will see early in the game? A: There’s more than one piece of biological research [...]