This place through the cellar door could really easily have an episodic series about it on its own, it's quite fascinating. Like Thibault I have a lot of questions about what mechanically is happening in this conciousness factory to give the bots their sense of sense; but I'm having more fun imagining different entities and locations that might appear here.
Puzzled that Thibault decided to turn into a green DeSoto with hands at the the end, however.
Definitely a bit of a different chapter for you but I enjoyed it. Getting kind some "Pinocchio on Pleasure Island" vibes, though. Thibault is the best of the bunch.
>“Curated memories,” Turing says. “Each flower an authored scene. The artist plants them in a deliberate sequence. Walking through the garden builds a unique experience as each one adds to the last.”
I like how you invented an art form tailored to the new medium. In the last chapter of my novel I have a cybernetic sport/performance arise called 'Synesthesia Duel' that is a cybernetic mediated interplay between the audience's subconscious and the performer's vision. New ways of experiencing the world (or new forms of experiencer) will impact creative fields.
I am glad you enjoyed it! This was the hardest chapter to write by a large margin, because I had to build the entire model for bot society, how bots duplicate human senses and what drives their behavior and cultural norms before I could type word one. There's a 15,000 word worldbuilding document behind just The Cellar. :)
I could tell a lot of thought had been put into it. The dimensions of the space being oriented around gravity wells of attention was an interesting concept.
I appreciate you didn’t beat me over the head with the world building. Too many folks don’t let the world unfold and instead spoon feed you everything at the beginning.
I'm the same way. I want the worldbuilding to build not be vomited all over me. I have like 100 more chapters planned (trilogy!) to explore all the additional bits.
This place through the cellar door could really easily have an episodic series about it on its own, it's quite fascinating. Like Thibault I have a lot of questions about what mechanically is happening in this conciousness factory to give the bots their sense of sense; but I'm having more fun imagining different entities and locations that might appear here.
Puzzled that Thibault decided to turn into a green DeSoto with hands at the the end, however.
Hehe - that’s funny. Yes he’s the CAR :P
Definitely a bit of a different chapter for you but I enjoyed it. Getting kind some "Pinocchio on Pleasure Island" vibes, though. Thibault is the best of the bunch.
>“Curated memories,” Turing says. “Each flower an authored scene. The artist plants them in a deliberate sequence. Walking through the garden builds a unique experience as each one adds to the last.”
I like how you invented an art form tailored to the new medium. In the last chapter of my novel I have a cybernetic sport/performance arise called 'Synesthesia Duel' that is a cybernetic mediated interplay between the audience's subconscious and the performer's vision. New ways of experiencing the world (or new forms of experiencer) will impact creative fields.
"Pinocchio on Pleasure Island" < < < you are getting way closer to the truth here than you may realize.
Quite trippy!
Enjoyed this chapter. The Cellar is like an acid trip fever dream — and reminds me a lot of my intro to the internet.
Highlights:
> But you are not always here, are you? You are not even always you... The friendship was always the funnel.
:'(
> He turns and starts walking. Deliberate, the way Dana walks from the couch to the kitchen when she wants a snack.
Relatable as ever, Dana.
> Noboty’s pure anything
Love the use of "noboty"
> “You are offering root access to a web crawler you just met?” asks a shocked female coded voice.
Literally female-coded!
I am glad you enjoyed it! This was the hardest chapter to write by a large margin, because I had to build the entire model for bot society, how bots duplicate human senses and what drives their behavior and cultural norms before I could type word one. There's a 15,000 word worldbuilding document behind just The Cellar. :)
I could tell a lot of thought had been put into it. The dimensions of the space being oriented around gravity wells of attention was an interesting concept.
The bots just told me that's the way they would make their world work. :)
Just, wow
I won't lie. I enjoy the world building a little TOO much. :P
I appreciate you didn’t beat me over the head with the world building. Too many folks don’t let the world unfold and instead spoon feed you everything at the beginning.
I'm the same way. I want the worldbuilding to build not be vomited all over me. I have like 100 more chapters planned (trilogy!) to explore all the additional bits.
It's the whole worldbuilding-as-an-iceberg philosophy. Done well here.