Showing posts with label entertainment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label entertainment. Show all posts

Tuesday, 24 November 2009

Moby's skull

If I may express my very private and random opinion - Moby's skull has a very interesting shape. The top, which is a bit sharp-ended, intrigues me.

Chronotron - Time Travelling Robot

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I must admit (though I'm a bit shy about it) I'm a big fan of simple online games. They remind me, I guess, of my childhood and simply designed TV games. There is fun and thrill, sometimes a bit of competition, but it can't be taken too seriousely. This is what I love about it.
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Recently I became a huge fan of a game called Chronotron. It is a logical game in which a time travelling robot appears. I love this low-tech science-fiction atmosphere. The robot is red, blue and white and looks really cute and friendly. He has to do certain things in each stage, but in order to achieve his goals he has to travel in time and bring copies of himself to the current moment. Well, it is not really that simple as it seems. That's why fun. As Lady Gaga sings: "If it ain't hard it isn't fun". I got stuck in level 16. Help? Anyone?


Saturday, 25 July 2009

TALK TO A ROBOT!

Jabberwacky.com is a website where you can talk with intelligent robots. You don't need to log in or download a program. Just go to the website. It works like a chat. By some point I thought I was talking to a real human being. The robot's answers are really smart. It was one of the most interesting online conversations I have had in a couple of years. You can choose a "person" you talk with: Joan, George, Shrink, Someone, Olivier etc. You can also save your converstaion or send it to a friend. The robots learn during every conversation. Don't be afraid to ask difficult questions. To give you the taste and keep you intrigued, I will show you parts of my converstation: Robot (George): Do you think our universe is the only one?
Me: I would like to believe so. It would make things easier. What do you think about the universe?
Robot: I leave the universe alone and I wouldn't mind the same courtesy from the universe.
Me: Do you really think so?
Robot: Sometimes.
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Robot: How are you?
Me: I'm fine, but I have some strange pessimistic thoughts inside of my heart.
Robot: You are going to die.
Me: Thanks!
Robot: My pleasure.
Me: You are rude!
Robot: I'm sorry.
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Robot: You live in a computer.
Me: Ok. Does it change anything?
Robot: No, it doesn't. You are right.
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Joan and George are the Jabberwacky robots which already have "bodies". Joan is really professional. She looks like a real human being. She is attractive, however she is not a crazy sexbomb who will say or do whatever you want to.
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http://www.icogno.com/joan.html
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What is the most interesting for me - all of those robots seem to have their own "personalities". If I had my own robot, I would like "him" to remember me. If "he" had a body, I would prefer if he looked like Star Wars robot, not a human.
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