https://padlet.com/kcnau9/4t5oa07m2a01svag en-us 2021-05-28 20:12:11 UTC 2026-03-17 16:52:24 UTC hello@padlet.com kcnau9 https://padlet.com/kcnau9/4t5oa07m2a01svag/wish/1569809377 "Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra."

"So dense and rich is Tamarian speech, that these five words are sufficient to direct a whole crew to carry out an entire stratagem over two days’ time, and not by following a script, but by embracing it as a guiding abstraction" (Bogost).]]> 2021-05-28 22:24:41 UTC https://padlet.com/kcnau9/4t5oa07m2a01svag/wish/1569809377 kcnau9 https://padlet.com/kcnau9/4t5oa07m2a01svag/wish/1569855162 According to Troi, the Tamarians use imagery (referring to their own cultural myths, legends, or past events) to communicate and think.

TROI: "It's as if I were to say to you, 'Juliet on her balcony.' "

BEVERLY: (responding) "An image of romance."]]> 2021-05-28 23:05:25 UTC https://padlet.com/kcnau9/4t5oa07m2a01svag/wish/1569855162 kcnau9 https://padlet.com/kcnau9/4t5oa07m2a01svag/wish/1569857261 According to Captain Picard, the Tamarians communicate by metaphor.

PICARD: "That’s how you communicate, isn’t it? By citing example, by metaphor!" ]]> 2021-05-28 23:07:13 UTC https://padlet.com/kcnau9/4t5oa07m2a01svag/wish/1569857261