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What sport if any can you play in zero G.
hawkwing43
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Without any gravity, mainly zero G, what type of sports could you play in that environment?
I am not talking about out in the cold airless void of space. Just inside an arena, that's floating around Earth.
So what sport can you play, or do we have to make up a brand new one just for zero G?
I am not talking about out in the cold airless void of space. Just inside an arena, that's floating around Earth.
So what sport can you play, or do we have to make up a brand new one just for zero G?
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Football (American) would probably work with a few modifications since one primarily carries or throws the ball - movement would be the difficult part since just running wouldn't work in Z-G.
Zero-G Martial Arts, Fencing or even Pro-Wrestling would be possible and interesting to watch; all those cheesy wire-work moves we see in movies and such would suddenly be much more do-able. The question would be how would a 'pin' work for that kind of situation...
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This reminds me of a scene from an old show I used to watch in the 90s, Space: Above and Beyond. The marines were on this moon or something, low G with EV suits. One of them, I think his name was Chang, brought a light up football. He had this epic grin on his face as he said "Go long. Go reeeeaaal long." Then he threw the ball, and... well... lets just say it was never heard from again.
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maybe with slightly larger court, and all 6 surfaces constructed from multiple sized panels set a varying angles. difficulty modes could be set based on the court, ball and raquet size, with greater variation and complexity introduced by varying the size, number and angle of the panels. maybe have a super mode that has the panel angles changing as the volley progresses.
scoring would be achieved based on the number of panels hit during a single service, with the points being awarded to a player who either hits the other player with the ball or are awarded as a result of the oppossing player swinging for the ball and missing, both of which end the play and require a new service. winning the set is by reaching a pre determined score, and the game can be set to reaching (n) sets out of (m). difficulty could be adjusted based on the court, ball and/or raquet size, with greater variation and complexity introduced by varying the size, number and/or angle of the panels on the wall.. we could maybe even have a super mode with changing panel angles and a decreasing court size as a volley progresses.
service could be initiated by a player or the court itself, in accordance to todays rules, with each player having 'a side' of the court. due to the nature of ZeroG, the 'side' and 'floor' are set by the player who has control of the service.
*also, the panels themselves dont have to be just passive surfaces, they could actively deflect the ball. this would also be another mechanic to alter the complexity.. you could alter the strength of the deflection and keep it constant for the whole game, or maybe vary the deflection during the game etc etc
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I know, but this reminded me of that scene with the football in low-G.
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Well i could see a similar game combining the best elements of american football , soccer and hockey into on zero gravity event.
Something like blitzball and since it would be zero G it could be a nice sport
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Dodgeball.
Archery and target shooting. Rather than stationary shots, float and shoot at a variety of targets/angles. Darts, too, for that matter.
Laser tag/paint ball. Zero-g 3-d maze.
Acrobatic trampoline sport. 6 sides covered with trampolines. One wall with trampoline attached acting as a slide-away door to let players in.
I grew up playing traditional soccer, and later, indoor soccer in college. 4 walls definitely made for an interesting twist on the game. I'd be very excited to add a 6th barrier, and a floating element. Juggling would be non-existent, but trapping might still be a skill, just with "equal and opposite" reactions upon stopping the ball.
That definitely resembles jai alai, which is what I first thought of when seeing the topic question.
Jal Alai- as long as they can get some pastel suits and solve crime afterwards, let's do it. I was thinking that it was a game of la crosse.
Parkour wouldn't work since Parkour requires gravity, but obstacle courses would work.
The gravity element of it would be gone, sure, but that is true with American football and several other gravity-based sports mentioned. Parkour appears to also be about finding the right footing and angle to push yourself to an intended next step, which would work in zero-g.
Obstacle courses I would agree with. It would be like STO's Risa jetpacking, just using natural body movements to propel through a ringed course.
But half the fun of Parkour is the risk of gravity plummeting you to your doom or at least injury. Without that element, then it is the same as an obstacle course.
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1: If you lave a large enough cargo bay, or a holodeck, you can still have a decent amount of room in which to play.
2: Since you are playing inside, you don't even need a suit. Granted, you may still want a light pressure suit, just to keep blood flowing properly in zero G, but you don't need a full-on space suit and oxygen tanks.
3: But since you are in zero G, games where YOU need to move are not going to work unless you have some sort of pack with manoeuvring thrusters, similar to what astronauts use to keep themselves stable during spacewalks.
4: In zero G, friction to stop collisions doesn't exist. When (not if, WHEN) collisions occur, the pileup will continue to happen until you all are plastered against a wall. So don't even think about movement sports unless you plan to wear full-body armour.
5: So that said, sports where you are remaining perfectly stationary are going to be the safest option. So think archery, or target practice of some sort.
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