Conventions In Science Fiction By Adam Roberts

There are plethora of conventions in the science fiction genre, in the book entitled "Science Fiction" author Adam Roberts elaborates on the different conventions of science fiction genres and modifies his take on them within the different definitions of sci-fi. Sci-fi cannot be defined by one overall definition, you must take all the other genres of sci-fi, as well as the different types of forms the genres are presented in. for example, sci-fi could have different forms such as books about alien abduction or films about robot societies, even video games about different worlds in which the characters play in. so defining science fiction can be incredibly difficult, and cannot be done using one simple definition to describe the word and its
Science fiction simply has two worlds, one world is where your head is always in, and the other world is the world the character is in currently. Science fiction also has rationalized in the material of the story, so that the story can be understood correctly. Imaginative fiction also occupies two worlds as well but is not always the same as science fiction. It's similar to the saying, "bourbon is always whiskey, but whiskey is not always bourbon." Roberts also describes and gives meaning to the word "novum" and what it's function is that helps define science fiction. Novum means “point of difference”, it also is the difference from everything displayed by the sci-fi world, from the world we know and reside
The sci-fi aspect gives the material in the film more in-depth description, giving the audience a better understanding of what is taking place over the course of the movie. The “imaginary fiction” aspect to these scenes is how it affects the viewer/ audience. We live in our own world, but when we watch these films, our brain chemistry changes. Causing the audience to become part of the world the film