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In case you were wondering about the name, SHODAN was the evil computer from the classic computer games System Shock and System Shock 2. (Apparently the name st
by TrevorBurnham 17y ago
In case you were wondering about the name, SHODAN was the evil computer from the classic computer games System Shock and System Shock 2. (Apparently the name stood for "Sentient Hyper-Optimized Data Access Network," a delightful string of marketing jargon!)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SHODAN http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SHODAN
- TheTarquin 17y agoI just have to include the iconic SHODAN quote: "Look at you, hacker. A pathetic creature of meat and bone, panting and sweating as you run through my corridors. How can you challenge a perfect, immortal machine?" I wonder if the creators of the search engine are aware that a.) SHODAN wasn't the hacker. b.) SHODAN tried repeatedly to kill the hacker. And c.) the situation didn't turn out particularly well for SHODAN.
- achillean 17y agoYes on all counts, but SHODAN is remembered as the iconic character of the hacker-themed game. PS: And 'shodan' also means 'to search for something' in Hindi.
- sliverstorm 17y agoSimilar to a certain eternally cheerful OS, or should I say, GLaDOS... Half the time I can't even remember the protagonist's name.
- TheTarquin 17y agoOh cool! I didn't know that. Learn something new every day. Hmm, . . . , that's very interesting. I wonder if the etymology of SHODAN is from the Hindi shodan? Maybe it's just a coincidence?
- metamemetics 17y agoBioShock couldn't live up to what a great game SS2 was. However Warren Spector's (of SS1) later title 'Deus Ex' was probably the best cyberpunk game of all time.
- TheTarquin 17y agoAgreed on all counts. BioShock was awesome (its use of music and art-deco design was amazing), but System Shock 2 was simply one of the best games of all time. Deus Ex also rocked, though its sequel was decidedly sub-par.