Welcome to blogs of some of my characters.
There is only one published at the moment..
But more are coming. Enjoy the read.
Mark Ellis is a journalist who was drafted to embed with the US delegation on the Tour of the Cooperative. They wanted him to spy. He wanted more.
TODAY!
Welcome to the compendium of my universe.
Here I will expound on the various details of my reality.
Much much more is on the way. Enjoy the read.
There are over a thousand societies in the Cooperative. Here I will detail a few of the key species that feature in my stories.
There are more worlds than societies in my Cooperative. They share many similarities, thanks to a connected past. But they all have unique properties too.
TODAY!
Another science fiction idea becoming reality. Rapid facial recognition is verging on becoming mainstream with the boost that Ticketmaster will give the technology. Ticketmaster has invested in Blink Identity which produces advanced technology for real-time digital facial recognition. Blink’s technology will allow ticket-holders to walk into a venue at a normal pace and be authorized on the go, rather than having to stand in a que to have their tickets scanned.
The implications are wide open. This will be a massive real-world deployment of a developing technology that will in turn be picked up by other enterprises, not to mention a boost to competitors working on similar. Facial recognition is here to stay. Eventually governments will openly utilize this technology, though many could and probably are using variants of it in the dark corners of their intelligence infrastructure.
As this science fiction idea coalesces into reality, hopefully it provides more inspiration for future science fiction writers. Being able to walk into a venue and be automatically recognized and authorized by a system is just the beginning. This technology can split in two different directions at least. One is more Orelian – a system used by the government to track its citizens where ever there are cameras. The other is more Utopian – a home that recognizes you and adjusts to your preferences and sensed needs. Perhaps you can come up with a third direction?
TODAY!
I think I’m going to have to dig through my old photographs, or perhaps even my wedding photos, and having a bit of parallax fun. It will involve taking a still image and making it have depth and perspective and even moving the subjects. Am definitely inspired by this. A Blender tutorial was posted here.
TODAY!
Here is an in-depth look at the workflow of the spectacular Projekt Valour. The piece is a work of art produced for a Blender Cookie contest and the artist was kind enough to document the work and share it with us all. Very informative and inspiring.
TODAY!