#X files first person shooter series#

Does this mean that Scully and Mulder walked through the game platform (when it was operating) before they got into the elevator? The naming of the vengeful female figure for the compassionate Maitreya is evidently an ironic point.ДЄt the end of the show, we see that the elevator is at the opposite end of the staircase, and the staircase is apparently the only entrance to the game platform. Westerners often think of Maitreya as the Buddhist equivalent of a Messiah. The most commonly known such is the popular Laughing Buddha, based on an image of the Chinese monk Budai. Maitreya is typically depicted as seated, with his feet on the ground. In some temples, the name has been applied to any manifestation of Buddha. It is the name given to a Bodhisattva who is a future manifestation of Buddha who will bring peace and final enlightenment to the world. Maitreya means 'loving one' in the Sanskrit language (in which it is written а¤®аҐ€а¤¤аҐЌа¤°аҐ‡а¤Ї). Maitreya says 'Watashiga korekara surukotowo yurushitene' to Musashi just before she kills him - it is Japanese for 'Forgive me for what I am about to do.' The door that leads to the 'game world' was supposed to appear heavier, but the actors forgot to fake it while filming

Scully comments that she can get into the Pentagon easier than into the FPS offices, possibly referring to Mulder's infiltration of the Pentagon in the Season 5 premiere episode 'Redux'. Examples of such are Doom, Halo & Half-Life. Gibson and Maddox were fans of The Lone Gunmen and purposely wrote them into the episode.ДЄ 'First Person Shooter' is actually a computer game 'genre'. He explained, 'It's pretty difficult on a set when the stuntmen come up to you and go, 'Don't worry, you'll be safe, Nothing to worry about. Bruce Harwood, who portrayed Byers, noted that the action sequences in the episode were a challenge. Then, special effects shots of smoke and explosions were layered on top of the vehicle to give it a more life-like appearance. A computer generated tank and women were designed on a computer. The only actual footage from the scene was the background. The tank scene was created completely using CGI technology. Fourteen stuntmen were needed to ride Kawasaki 600s and fire gas-powered machine-guns.

#X files first person shooter series#

Experienced gymnast Dana Heath was hired for several scenes that required Maitreya to execute a series of handstands. In addition to the part of Maitreya, several stuntmen were needed for the episode, including doubles for Mulder and Maitreya for their martial art fight scene. Initially, there was a 'wholesome quality' that bothered Carter, but as the episode was being filmed, both Carter and Millikan recognized that Allen was right for the part.

Casting director Rick Millikan looked into every possible avenue-including strippers, porn stars, and erotic thriller/direct-to-video actresses-before settling upon Krista Allen for the role. In addition, a warehouse in downtown Los Angeles filled in for the backdrop of the opening scene.Д¬arter later noted that the hardest part of 'First Person Shooter' was casting a suitable actress for the part of Maitreya. At the time, the company's owner was the uncle of X-Files producer Paul Rabwin. Much of the opening action was filmed at a Rykoff food distribution company in Los Angeles. Not wishing to simply 'copy existing designs,' production designer Corey Kaplan and his design team created 'some pretty pictures' to differentiate the crews' design from the video game companies'.

In order to not over-spend, the production crew was lent various virtual game layouts from video game companies. In addition, budgetary challenges faced the production of 'First Person Shooter.' Due to all the special effects needed for the episode, the episode nearly went drastically over budget. They always come up with these great ideas that are always hard to execute.' Spotnitz later explained that, 'William Gibson and Tom Maddox always get us into trouble. The concepts behind the episode were difficult to transfer from script to film. After the rewriting process, the writers then returned with the subsequent acts. Initially, Gibson and Maddox presented the first two acts of their idea, which was tweaked by series creator Chris Carter and Spotnitz in order to make it feel more like an X-File. 'First Person Shooter' was the second episode written by the authors, after the success of the fifth season episode 'Kill Switch', which first aired on Februand subsequently made frequent appearances in reruns, encouraging Gibson to continue working in television.ДЄccording to executive producer Frank Spotnitz, the writing process for 'First Person Shooter' was slow. The episode is notable for being written by William Gibson, together with fellow science fiction novelist and long-time friend Tom Maddox.