Outline For the Second Term Paper

I. Introduction to the physics of vacuums in space.

  a. Discuss the general way space is generally portrayed in movies and video games
  b. Go over the 3 pieces of media that will be discussed in the essay.
      -Star Wars (movie)
      -The "Halo" series (video game)
      -The "Mass Effect" series (video game)
 
II. Star Wars

  a. Go over the general errors about there being explosions and sound in the vacuum of space.
  b. Discuss the Death Star attack sequence

III.  Compare Star Wars to Mass Effect space battle
 
  a. Go over the lengthy space battle in Mass Effect 3
  b. Go over comparisons and differences in execution
  c. Mass Effect planetside fighting

IV.  How Halo 2 does it differently (Also centrifugal force

  a. Overview of Cairo Station
  b. Sound and explosions in Cairo Station
  c. How Halo 2 messes up centrifugal force on outskirts
  d. Briefly compare to Alien (Which gets centrifugal force and sound right)

V. Conclusion

  a. Hollywood often purposefully gets the vacuum physics incorrect in order to make a scene more interesting, much like animators exaggerate.