Blogs and Borgs(?) and A.I.’s oh my
Hey, there sports fans, Al here with the latest.
Well, last week was a bust for blogs as I am adjusting (re-adjusting?) to being at work again but it is not the same as it once was. I’m now a “hybrid worker” which is a fancy way of saying “we need you, but we are going to need you to do this.”
Now mind I am happy to be at work again when so many of my other workmates have been given their walking papers.
BUT there is a physical drain on the kid (runnin’ at a good 50 plus mind you) does take its toll. So with artwork what once was a quick turnaround in 2 to 3 days now is stretching back into a 6 to 7-day exercise.
This does have benefits while working as fast details can be fleshed out. This rocks as far as I am concerned. Being able to pay attention to small things helps the overall image, balance, and impact on the panel. It sounds more hyperbolic than it is.
But Richard Parker is progressing forward and that makes me happy.
There are separate projects that fill this creative mind such as how would I write a Star Trek story without destroying cannon (not the current iteration of the series under Bad Robot/Secret Hideout). I guess the reason I am focused is that the love I have for the franchise is big and I think the Trek and exploration can still be told with thoughtful engaging stories without having to kill the past (to use another beloved franchise terminology).
As I have responded to others cannon is not a hindrance but a strength on which to build on. Those who say cannon is an issue are not fans but passers-by. “VideoBetties” because everything has to have a label on it.
SO where I was going with this is tentatively titled Star Trek Nomad. The pitch is that science has not precluded artificial intelligence if anything the federation has embraced it. And in the process with that understanding has begun to integrate A.I. into long-range exploratory ships along with human and humanoid life to explore past threads of the great tapestry from trek while forging ahead with its own identity.
A couple of rough ideas have already cropped up.
Why is A.I. always in the form of a humanoid?
What kind of ship?
What are the missions?
What’s the ship’s crew like and how does the ship look? Is it similar to what we have seen before or is it a departure. Does it look good in space shots as it approaches another planet?
I mean there are so many variables to think of.
There are several things of sci-fi that I am looking at and reading and delving into robotics and A.I.
And there I am.
But now I am out and got to work.