From: avi@usl.com
Subject: HUMOR: Doors Between Worlds
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 92 13:37 EDT



In light of the discussions of doors between worlds and possible
representations, I wanted to brainstorm (or drizzle) all of the
permutations of a door paradigm.  We'll start with the obvious:

The Door - simple, intuitive, yet quite cliche
	Flavors:  The standard door - lock,knob,solid door (with keyhole?)
		  The sliding glass door - what if we don't notice it's
					closed?  Ouch.
		  The Vault Door - you want security?  How about 3 feet
					of virtual steel
		  The Revolving Door - for high-bandwidth connections
		  StarTrek Doors - wssh... wssh..
		  
The Window - ok if you were born by C-section.

The Zipper - you could unzip, pass through, and don't forget to rezip
	once you're on the other side.  We could hooks if zippers and buttons
	are against your religion.

The Wormhole - just what does a wormhole look like?  Wait - don't answer.

The Long-Dark-Tunnel-With-A-Bright-Light-At-The-End - meet the superuser,
	if you believe in one.

The Beaded Curtain - great for virtual atmosphere

The Cave Entrance - works if we're all wearing animal skins

The Hole-In-The-Ground - It works for Buggs Bunny.  Better yet, portable holes.

The Looking Glass - I'll bet anyone that we'll see a mirror as the door
	to an Alice In Wonderland style adventure.

The Phone Booth - it's a bird... it's a plane... it's gone.

The Transporter - beam me up, this world's made of voxels

The Door-Shrouded-In-Mist - which way did I come in?

Combinations - throw a couple of doors, gates, and a phone booth and you
		have the openning scene to Get Smart.

Mail further suggestions to me in lieu of followup and I'll summarize.

Avi Bar-Zeev
avi@usl.com
UNIX Systems Labs till 9/1

Speaking for myself as usual.