' s ▁Hab itat , ▁a ▁mass ively ▁multi player ▁online ▁game ▁under ▁production ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁Early ▁in ▁development , ▁the ▁game ' s ▁team ▁was ▁screen ed ▁a ▁rough ▁cut ▁of ▁the ▁film . ▁After ward , ▁they ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁London ▁by ▁Lucas film ▁management ▁for ▁a ▁one - week ▁bra inst orm ing ▁session ▁with ▁Douglas ▁Adams , ▁author ▁of ▁The ▁H itch h iker ' s ▁Guide ▁to ▁the ▁Gal axy . ▁Adams ▁had ▁worked ▁previously ▁with ▁Info com , ▁during ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁his ▁book ' s ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁video ▁game ▁adaptation . ▁Also ▁present ▁at ▁the ▁meet ings ▁were ▁writer ▁Christopher ▁Cer f ▁( a ▁friend ▁of ▁the ▁film ' s ▁director , ▁Jim ▁H enson ) ▁and ▁Br enda ▁La ure l ▁of ▁Activ ision , ▁the ▁game ' s ▁publish er . ▁The ▁team ▁worked ▁extens ively ▁with ▁Adams ▁during ▁this ▁period . ▁La ure l ▁later ▁wrote , ▁" Every ▁day ▁a ▁fresh ▁bl ast ▁of ▁his ▁wild ▁and ▁intellig ent ▁humor ▁st oked ▁up ▁the ▁cre ativity ▁of ▁the ▁team ." ▁In ▁her ▁view , ▁the ▁p inn acle ▁of ▁the ▁meet ings ▁was ▁Adams ' ▁idea ▁for ▁the ▁opening ▁sequence . ▁He ▁suggested ▁a ▁reference ▁to ▁The ▁W izard ▁of ▁O zs ▁famous ▁transition ▁from ▁black - and - white ▁to ▁color : ▁a ▁transition ▁from ▁a ▁text - based ▁format ▁to ▁a ▁graph ical ▁one . ▁ ▁Fox ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁job ▁of ▁taking ▁notes