With the innovation of the Ai-Da robot, designed by Engineered Arts and hailed as the world’s first ultra-realistic robot artist, I am astounded by the Ai-Da units’ propensity for creating art, particularly its fondness for techno-cubism. Whether or not this is achieved through preprogramming or not does not eliminate the skill necessary to make Ai-Da …
Science fiction has often thrown readers and viewers for a loop in a WHAT IF scenario in parallel universes and alternate realities. It also happens to be one of my favorite topics despite the massive headaches I am left with when considering them, as the existential crisis raised by this rabbithole of questions is… interesting …
Literature in the digital sphere has established a culture of dependency on technologies and tertiary hearsay about facets controlling our everyday lives. In connection we have Snowden’s exposé on the NSA’s surveillance systems and the repeal of net neutrality that allows ISP’s to have grater control over our information systems and sell our data to …
Having played through Horizon: Zero Dawn leaves my mind wracked with contemplations. Admittedly, the tribal culture theme didn’t stick much with me as my interest lies more so in the technological developments of humanity’s preservation methods and… well, robots. This game was simply charming in its approach to uncovering secrets of the Old Ones and …
Questions without answers are tantamount to an ever-consuming black hole. On the surface, it is not knowing incites a great thrill in chasing the answer, in harboring the cornerstone of discovery. On a deeper level, we might find questions to have such weight and brevity to cause an existential crisis: where did reality come from? …
Having recently finished George Kay’s caper Netflix series Lupin, I was blown away at the intricate adaptation (and expansion) of Maurice LeBlanc’s adamant gentleman burgler, Arsene Lupin. Equally as amazing was Omar Sy’s magnetic, multidimensional character Assane Diop comprised of both heart and fine style. That said, the series has the right balance of humor, …
Reading is a basic literacy skill, yet agonizing to conjure concentration for it. It is difficult if for no other reason than the text existing in the past, with references and signposts unknown to you and therefore opaque and complex. There is no guarantee we will understand the author’s intend either, let alone the deeper …
“I’m not religious but I can see why people would be, the privilege of being makes a strong case, every once in a while.” Dr. Chun. In completing Frictional Games’ latest horror-esque IP SOMA, I found myself burgeoning with questions and thoughts on the overall concept of “humanity” and what it means to exist in …