Three Laws of Robotics "Lucky Starr" series of young-adult fiction. The Laws are incorporated into almost all of the positronic robots appearing in his fiction, and cannot be bypassed, being intended as a safety feature. Many of Asimov's robot-focused stories involve robots behaving in unusual and counter-intuitive ways as an unintended consequence of how the robot applies the Three Laws to the situation in which it finds itself. Other authors working in Asimov's fictional universe have adopted them and references, often parodic, appear throughout science fiction as well as in other genres. The original laws have been altered and elaborated on by Asimov and
Sci-Fi Valley Con contest. In addition, the convention even featured a life-size home made Stargate at its entrance. Sci-Fi Valley Con, Part 2 was held on May 17–19, 2013 in Altoona, Pennsylvania at the Jaffa Shrine Center. Over 2,000 visitors came out over the three days to support the event. An exact number cannot be given because it is reported that the promoter sold out of admission wristbands early Saturday evening of the convention and had to use left over wristbands from the previous year. <br> This was the first year for the conventions "indie sci-fi/horror film festival". Many films were submitted for