Bungie Aerospace - Reach ARG opportunity?

[ColdGlider]

Read this post on attackofthefanboy.com for an interesting patent filed by Bungie. 

BNET user "SBTTLS" posted a message here containing a link to a Bungie Aerospace web page at http://bungieaerospace.com/.

this blogger has speculated on the phrase "Per Audacia Ad Astra", but I strongly disagree that it's a Star Trek reference.

My interpretation would be "Boldly Going to the Stars", which is a somewhat more literal interpretation than the classic Star Trek line and applies more directly to aerospace.  I base this on the University of Notre Dame's online latin dictionary which assisted with confirming that "audacia" could be interpreted in a positive light in addition to meaning "audacious".

As June approaches, members interested in a possible Reach ARG might want to check in on the Bungie Aerospace just in case it gets tied in.  (But keep your eyes fixed primarily on Bungie.net, since odds are that the first clue will be there.)

[Imppa]

I feel more, like...
Bungie's Next Game?

[nightcrafter27]

Bungie has so much talent already hired, and a gigantic fanbase. If they wanted to head for the real stars, Bungie can pull on so many rich resources. Think of it;
1. Bungie makes a bunch of awesome games.
2. Millions of people fall in love with the games, and Bungie.
3. Now they have millions of people that they could call upon to do a favor (like "Everyone send in a couple of aluminum cans!" Bam! A few tons of aluminum, relitively cost free).
4. Bungie enters the space race.
5. ????
6. PROFIT!
7. World Domination!

All joking aside, this would be an ingenious way to do anything: get the power of the people.

[ColdGlider]

I took a peek over at halo.bungie.org and found two interesting interview.  In this one, Joe Staten drops the Aerospace motto in the context of releasing games on multiple platforms:

Brian Jarrard: The internet is fickle, I'm sure by the time we have real stuff to show and talk about, available on more platforms than before, people won't care so much who ships it to them.

Joe Staten: PER AUDACIA AD ASTRA!!!

I side with those who believe Bungie Aerospace is a brand representing the comany's new game engine.  The new engine is probably what is enabling the company to develop cross-platform titles, which would explain Staten's outburst.

Just thought I'd share...

[The Arkaeologist]

Just to make our heads spin:  the final word of each of the three parts of the Divine Comedy is 'stars.'

[The Arkaeologist]

Piggy-backing on my previous post:  Dante's use of the word 'stars' appears to be an homage of sorts to the real-life poet Virgil (a.k.a. Vergil), who serves as Dante's fictional guide in the Divine Comedy, and who originated the phrases, "sic itur ad astra" ("thus you shall go to the stars") and "opta ardua pennis astra sequi" ("they choose hardship that follow the stars on wings") in the Aeneid.  Seneca modified/simplified the latter phrase to "per aspera ad astra" ("through difficulties to the stars"), which is, along with its variant, "per ardua ad astra" ("through hardship/struggle to the stars"), a common military and educational motto.  So, I conclude...this new motto, "Through Boldness to the Stars," can be traced back to Virgil by way of Seneca.

P.S. !!!!One of Virgil's Georgics was about beekeeping.  Perhaps "I Love Bees" wasn't as random as it appeared.

P.P.S.  Since I last viewed his site, the blogger Cold references in his original post on this topic has updated his blog entry to include a little information on Virgil.  Please pardon any redundancy!

[Imppa]

You've done your work good, Ark - You DID make my head spin! 

[ColdGlider]

I've often pondered the Halo-bee connection.  The look of the game often includes a honeycomb pattern.  The ODST SI screens contained one in the lower left corner.  Bungie's site uses the pattern as background design.  The needler had a subtle honeycomb pattern on its finish in the Reach Beta (I have a saved picture.)  "Data Hive".  "I Love Bees".

I hate to bring up an image-related topic when I don't (currently) have the ability to pull them all together and display them for you, but I wanted to get the idea out there. 

I can give you this:

...which is an amazing image from the Wikimedia Commons.   This Wikipedia article on honeycombs might be interesting to some. 

Man, that image sure is striking.  Perhaps we could incorporate a similar design with our site!

[The Arkaeologist]

Thank you, Sir Imppa!  :laugh:

[nightcrafter27]

Isn't there a honeycomb pattern in the background of the terminal messages in Halo 3?

[Scatcycle]

I swear the icons different than before! Correct me if im wrong? Here

[nightcrafter27]

Might be a background change. 

[Scatcycle]

Documented.

BTW the site tracks cookies? Eh.

[The Arkaeologist]

Scat, you're right.  It does appear to have changed.

[Pulse Cloud]

Scat, you're right.  It does appear to have changed.

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