The '''Disc Wars''' are just one of many gladiatorial events played out in the [[Game Arena]], where [[program]]s are placed into separate compartments and forced to fight using their [[Identity Disc]]s.If the discmakes contact withitstarget, theopposing program immediatelyloses the gamebywayof [[deresolution]]. Gravity on the arena platforms could be reversed by small spherical devices that,if moved one way,wouldkeepgravitynormal and if moved the other way,wouldreverseit.
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The '''Disc Wars''' are one of many gladiatorial events played out in the [[Game Arena]], where [[program]]s are placed into separate compartments and forced to fight using their [[Identity Disc]]s for the amusementofavast, cheeringcrowd. A program struckby an opponent's disc or cast from the ringviaabroken floor-plate immediately [[Derez|derezzes]], losing the game. Gravity on the arena platforms can be reversed by small spherical devices whichmaintain normal gravity when moved one way andreverseitwhen moved the other.Achangeingravity is signaled by a dial on the side of the ring.
[[File:Clu-Gravity-Balls.png|thumb|200px|[[Clu 2]] controlling gravity in the arena]]
[[File:Clu-Gravity-Balls.png|thumb|200px|[[Clu 2]] controlling gravity in the arena]]
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Multiple Disc Wars matches play out at one time, with the winners pitted against one another until the last survivor faces the Final Round.
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
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Combatants' names are visible on the floating circle-shaped leader board which appear to havebeennamed after notable real-world computer scientists or other computer science subjects. The inconsistent presentation of these names (and reappearance of some of the derezzed competitors in the [[Light Cycle Grid]]) prevents them from being used to document them as minor characters.<!--DO NOT MAKE CHARACTER ARTICLES-->
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The combatants' names, visible on the floating circle-shaped leader board, appear to paytributeto notable real-world computer scientists or other computer science subjects. The inconsistent presentation of these names (and reappearance of some of the derezzed competitors in the [[Light Cycle Grid]]) prevents these names from being used to document them as minor characters.<!--DO NOT MAKE CHARACTER ARTICLES-->
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The names and their sources are:
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*Aurora - [[wikipedia:Aurora_(operating_system)|Aurora operating system]] for portable computers.
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*Aurora - for the [[wikipedia:Aurora_(operating_system)|Aurora operating system]] for portable computers.
*Backus - for [[wikipedia:John_Backus|John Backus]], creator of the computer language FORTRAN.
*Backus - for [[wikipedia:John_Backus|John Backus]], creator of the computer language FORTRAN.
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*Cray - [[wikipedia:Seymour_Cray|Seymour Cray]], Founder of Cray Inc. (now Cray Research) and maker of the [[wikipedia:Cray_X-MP#In_popular_culture|Cray X-MP]] supercomputer used in the making of ''[[TRON]]''.
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*Cray - for [[wikipedia:Seymour_Cray|Seymour Cray]], Founder of Cray Inc. (now Cray Research) and maker of the [[wikipedia:Cray_X-MP#In_popular_culture|Cray X-MP]] supercomputer used in the making of ''[[TRON]]''.
*Eckert - for [[wikipedia:J._Presper_Eckert|John Eckert, jr.]], inventor of the first programmable digital computer, ENIAC.
*Eckert - for [[wikipedia:J._Presper_Eckert|John Eckert, jr.]], inventor of the first programmable digital computer, ENIAC.
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*Hurd - [[wikipedia:GNU Hurd|GNU Hurd]], a computer operating system kernel.
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*Hurd - for [[wikipedia:GNU Hurd|GNU Hurd]], a computer operating system kernel.
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*Landin - [[wikipedia:Peter_J._Landin|Peter John Landin]], a British computer scientist.
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*Landin - for [[wikipedia:Peter_J._Landin|Peter John Landin]], a British computer scientist.
*Logg - for [[wikipedia:Ed_Logg|Ed Logg]], programmer of the original Asteroids.
*Logg - for [[wikipedia:Ed_Logg|Ed Logg]], programmer of the original Asteroids.
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*Miner -
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*Miner - for [[wikipedia:Jay_Miner|Jay Miner]], an integrated circuit designer known primarily for his work in multimedia chips and as the "father of the Amiga".
*Pike - for the [[wikipedia:Pike_(programming_language)|Pike]] programming language.
*Pike - for the [[wikipedia:Pike_(programming_language)|Pike]] programming language.
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*Perlis - [[wikipedia:Alan_Perlis|Alan Perlis]], computer scientist and the first recipient of the Turing Award.
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*Perlis - for [[wikipedia:Alan_Perlis|Alan Perlis]], a computer scientist and the first recipient of the Turing Award.
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*Turing - for [[wikipedia:Alan_Turing|Alan Turing]]
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*Turing - for [[wikipedia:Alan_Turing|Alan Turing]], widely considered to be the father of computer science and artificial intelligence.
The Disc Wars are one of many gladiatorial events played out in the Game Arena, where programs are placed into separate compartments and forced to fight using their Identity Discs for the amusement of a vast, cheering crowd. A program struck by an opponent's disc or cast from the ring via a broken floor-plate immediately derezzes, losing the game. Gravity on the arena platforms can be reversed by small spherical devices which maintain normal gravity when moved one way and reverse it when moved the other. A change in gravity is signaled by a dial on the side of the ring.
The combatants' names, visible on the floating circle-shaped leader board, appear to pay tribute to notable real-world computer scientists or other computer science subjects. The inconsistent presentation of these names (and reappearance of some of the derezzed competitors in the Light Cycle Grid) prevents these names from being used to document them as minor characters.
The names and their sources are:
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