The adventure novel exhibits these " protagonist on adventurous journey " characteristics as do many popular feature films, such as Star Wars and Raiders of the Lost Ark.

The term " droid ", coined by George Lucas for the original Star Wars film and now used widely within science fiction, originated as an abridgment of " android ", but has been used by Lucas and others to mean any robot, including distinctly non-human form machines like R2-D2.

* In the Star Wars prequels, the galactic capital planet Coruscant has buildings many miles tall, and approaches the completely built-over condition of Trantor in Isaac Asimov's classic Foundation trilogy ( Note: due to this, Coruscant was originally to be named Jhantor but was eventually renamed Coruscant ).

The voice of C-3PO from Star Wars was created by taking the actor's voice and treating it with a phaser.

* overdrive effects such as the use of a fuzz box can be used to produce distorted sounds, such as for imitating robotic voices or to simulate distorted radiotelephone traffic ( e. g., the radio chatter between starfighter pilots in the science fiction film Star Wars ).

Preproduction for the film had coincided with the casting process for George Lucas's Star Wars, and many of the actors cast in De Palma's film had been earmarked as contenders for Lucas's movie, and vice-versa.

* SWGEmu-An open source community project aimed to develop, maintain and expand a free Pre-CU-era Star Wars Galaxies server software set.

One of the most famous cyborgs is Darth Vader from the Star Wars films.

General Grievous, Lobot, and Luke Skywalker are the three other most prominent cyborgs in the Star Wars universe.

* Various characters in Star Wars saga, notably Darth Vader, General Grievous, Dengar, Lobot, and Luke Skywalker.

The tumultuous history of the Wars of the Roses and then the Star Chamber resulted in periods during which the common law courts were frequently paralyzed, and out of the confusion the Court of Chancery emerged with exclusive jurisdiction over group litigation.

In the Star Wars movie The Empire Strikes Back, two life-forms were encountered by the characters that were non-carbon based entities.

Although details of their physiology were not mentioned on screen, the space slug, ( a giant worm-like creature that lived on asteroids in the vacuum of space ), and the Mynock, ( pesky bat-like vermin that would attach to spaceship hulls and chew through power conduits to feed off the raw energy ), are said to be silicon-based organisms in Star Wars Expanded Universe sources.

Appearing only in the Star Wars Expanded Universe is the spice spider of Kessel, a creature made of glitterstim spice and silicon that spun crystalline webs harvested by miners as glitterstim spice, an illegal psychoactive narcotic.

In ‘ Wild Horses ’ characters are named after the Star Trek crew and the influence of Star Wars pervades throughout.

The Afghan war and the Soviet response to Mr. Reagan's Star Wars program caused only a relatively small rise in defense costs.

* Clone Wars ( Star Wars ), a TV show and movie based around the Star Wars universe

* Clone trooper, a fictional soldier in the Star Wars universe

Notable disco hits based on movie and television themes included a medley from Star Wars, " Star Wars Theme / Cantina Band " ( 1977 ) by Meco, and " Twilight Zone / Twilight Tone " ( 1979 ) by The Manhattan Transfer.

* Star Wars: The Phantom Menace: The Visual Dictionary, hardcover, 1999.

* Star Wars: Attack of the Clones: The Visual Dictionary, hardcover, 2002.

* Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith: The Visual Dictionary, hardcover, 2005.

Star Wars: Attack of the Clones: The Visual Dictionary, hardcover, 2002.

Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith: The Visual Dictionary, hardcover, 2005., ISBN 0-7566-1128-8

* Star Wars: The Phantom Menace: The Visual Dictionary, hardcover, 1999.

Dykstra brought together a small team of college students, artists and engineers who became the Special Visual Effects department on Star Wars.

He has won several awards and nominations including the Golden Nandi award as well as Star Screen nominations for Best Director, Best Screenplay Writer and Best Visual Effects Supervisor.

* Star Store Visual Arts Building

* Star Trek: Voyager ( 1999, 2001 Visual Effects Emmy Award )

One of the original creators of Adobe Photoshop ( along with his brother, Thomas Knoll ), he is recently best known for his work as Visual Effects Supervisor on the Star Wars prequels and the 1997 special editions of the original trilogy.

* Visual Star Trek ( 1990, DOS ), features a mouse-based interface

** Virtua Fighter ( game ), Dragonheart, Independence Day ( Academy Award for Best Visual FX ), 101 Dalmatiens / Industrial light & Magic ( 1996 ), 12 Monkeys / Peerless Camera ( 1996 ), Basket spatial / Industrial Light & Magic ( 1996 ), Star Trek-First Contact / Industrial Light & Magic ( 1996 ), Pinocchio / MediaLab ( 1996 ), Malgré Picasso / Peerless Camera ( 1996 ), Draco: la légende du dernier dragon / Industrial Light & Magic ( 1996 ), Eraser / Mass Illusion ( 1996 ), Joe ’ s Apartment / Blue Sky ( 1996 ), Island of Docteur Moreau / Digital Domain ( 1996 ), Chasseurs de fantômes / Weta Ltd. ( 1996 ), Mission: Impossible / Industrial Light & Magic ( 1996 ), Mars Attack!

* 1977-Academy Award for Best Visual Effects for Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

Visual effects shots for this game were originally produced for the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine pilot episode " Emissary " which also depicts the Battle of Wolf 359.

* 2005 Star Walking Film Festival ( Australia ): Best Live Action, Production Design, Editing, Visual Effects, Best Actress ( Gina Hernandez )

He also wrote The Visual Dictionary of Star Wars, Episode III – Revenge of the Sith and the ebook Darth Maul: Saboteur ( this ebook was effectively a prologue to his prequel trilogy novel, set directly before The Phantom Menace, called Cloak of Deception ).

He would later work on Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, for which he would receive an Academy Award for Visual Effects.

Johnson has won the Academy Award for Visual Effects for both Alien ( 1979 ) and Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back ( 1980 ).

It was released in 1998 following the release of the Star Wars Trilogy Special Edition, alongside Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary.

* Star Wars Visual Dictionary

Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary.

The film has played at many film festivals, and proven popular with Star Wars fans, winning several awards, including Best Visual Effects at the 2003 Dahlonega International Film Festival, and the Audience Choice Award in the Lucasfilm-sponsored 2003 Official Star Wars Fan Film Awards.