World-building or World-degrading? Part 4: Fanbase

Spoiler warning The Fictional world: “(…) deep, rich, fictional world that has a defined past, present, and future” & “The world should embrace its internal logic and remain consistent” The Narrative Structure: “(…) there has to be an overarching story supported by smaller stories that develop within the umbrella of that arc” The Themes: “Timeless themes”…

World-building or World-degrading? Part 3: Timeless Theme

The Fictional world: “(…) deep, rich, fictional world that has a defined past, present, and future” & “The world should embrace its internal logic and remain consistent” The Narrative Structure: “(…) there has to be an overarching story supported by smaller stories that develop within the umbrella of that arc” The Themes: “Timeless themes” The Fanbase:…

A Vinal Reissue of The Terminator Soundtrack

#theterminator #bradfiedel #soundtrack #terminatorfans A lot of things are happening within the Terminator franchise at the moment. The 3D showing of Terminator 2: Judgement Day in Asia seems to be the tip of the iceberg! The soundtrack to James Cameron’s iconic 1984 apocalyptic sci-fi hit The Terminator has long been unavailable. Today, April 8 2016,…

Microsoft’s Tay and the Dangers of AI

On March 23rd Microsoft launched a Twitter account for its new artificial intelligence (AI), dubbed ”Tay.” Tay wasn’t a full-functioning AI – meaning that it wasn’t sentient per se – but rather a chat bot that was programmed to auto-respond to tweets based on the input it received from said tweets. According to Tay’s privacy…