Assignment # 4Memory Avatar
The Segmented Memory Worm Man
More information will be available in class on Wednesday - this is a brief summary.
- Their code exits only in a volatile memory and they are installed by a memory disability.
- The worm -- a self-fertilizing hermaphrodite with a life span of two weeks- - it is Asexual
- It focuses on deciphering the genes and cellular processes that govern memory and learning.
- It even has a vehicle to get around in Second Life - to enable faster access
- it is still genetically modified and bio-engineered - to work within a closed circulatory system and true segmentation of the memory system. Pushing the envelope of what Second Life is capable of.
- It directly effects the brains procedural and declarative memory systems. By being a reminder to the user.
Inspiration for the memory worm came this article :
http://www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca/ubcreports/2006/06jan09/worm.html
1 comment:
Haven't had a chance to check your reference, but the idea is definitely rich and I find the sci fi dimensions resonant. What appeals is the non-autobiographical quality of memory in this avatar - released from gender, identity - made worm-like and amorphic - your avatar opens itself to the possibility of genetic memory - a certain deep timelessness and animality.
I look forward to your visual development and presentation. The idea of an avatar as a something almost DNA-like really appeals to me.
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