每日一詞 ：Yoda |矽谷的尤達大師
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在本週的一篇人物特寫中，時報記者將計算機科學大師高德納(Donald Knuth)比作“矽谷的尤達大師”( The Yoda of Silicon Valley )。他與尤達大師略有相似之處——儘管他身高1米93，還戴著眼鏡。
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根據牛津在線詞典， Yoda一詞常被用來指稱能體現尤達特徵的人，特別是指有智慧的老人、聖人或大師。尤達是電影《星球大戰》中充滿傳奇色彩的絕地武士，身材矮小卻聰明有力。據稱，他的名字來自梵語詞yoddha，意為“戰士”；另一說是來自希伯來語中的yodea，意為“知道的人”。還有另一個說法是，尤達來自於瑜伽(Yoga)一詞。
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高德納鑽研計算機程序的奧秘，將研究心血寫成《計算機程序設計藝術》，這套著作被譽為塑造上個世紀科學的書籍。從這個層面上說，高德納的確是一位算法領域的Yoda。
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| Yoda | |
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| Star Wars character | |
Yoda in The Empire Strikes Back
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| First appearance | The Empire Strikes Back (1980) |
| Created by | George Lucas |
| Voiced by |
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Other:
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| Performed by | |
| Information | |
| Full name | Yoda |
| Species | Unknown |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Jedi Master |
| Affiliation | Jedi Order Galactic Republic |
| Title | Grand Master of the Jedi Order (Episodes I-VI)
Member of the High Jedi Council (Episodes I-III)
General in the Grand Army of the Republic (Episodes II-III) |
Yoda (/ˈjoʊdə/) is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise created by George Lucas, first appearing in the 1980 film The Empire Strikes Back. In the original films, he trains Luke Skywalker to fight against the Galactic Empire. In the prequel films, he serves as the Grand Master of the Jedi Order and as a high-ranking general of Clone Troopers in the Clone Wars. Before his death in Return of the Jedi at the age of 900, Yoda was the oldest living character in the Star Wars franchise in canon, until the introduction of Maz Kanata in The Force Awakens.
Concept and creation
Frank Oz provided Yoda's voice in each film and used his skills as a puppeteer in the original trilogy and Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. For some walking scenes in Episodes V and I, dwarf actors Deep Roy and Warwick Davis appeared in costume as Yoda (though neither was credited). While Frank Oz served as the primary performer, he was assisted by a multitude of other puppeteers, including:[5] Kathryn Mullen (Ep. V), Wendy Froud (Ep. V), David Barclay (Ep. V-VI), Mike Quinn (Ep. VI), David Greenaway (Ep. I & VI), Don Austen (Ep. I), and Kathy Smee (Ep. I). For the radio dramatizations of The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, Yoda was voiced by John Lithgow, while Tom Kane voiced him in the Clone Wars animated series, several video games, and the series Star Wars: The Clone Wars. George Lucas had originally conceived of Yoda's full name as being "Minch Yoda" before shortening it.[6]
The make-up artist Stuart Freeborn based Yoda's face partly on his own and partly on Albert Einstein's.[7][8][9][10] In The Phantom Menace, he was redesigned to look younger. He was computer-generated for two distant shots, but remained mostly a puppet.[11] The puppet was re-designed by Nick Dudman from Stuart Freeborn's original design.
Rendered with computer animation in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones and Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, Yoda appeared in ways not previously possible, including his participation in elaborate fight scenes. In Revenge of the Sith, his face appears in several big close-ups, demanding highly detailed CGI work. His performance was deliberately designed to be consistent with the limitations of the puppet version, with some "mistakes" made such as the occasional ear-jiggling.[citation needed] Rob Coleman was responsible for the character's new incarnation to the series.
Yoda was recreated in CGI for the 2011 Blu-ray release of The Phantom Menace.[12] A clip of the new CG Yoda from The Phantom Menace was first seen in the featurette The Chosen One, included in the 2005 DVD release of Revenge of the Sith.[13] The 2012 theatrical 3D release of The Phantom Menace also features the CG version of Yoda.
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