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Radioheads by Alison Page (G)
Fandom: BLAKES7
Pairing: None
Author on LJ:?
Author Website:?
Why this must be read:
Like "Between Life and Death," this is a fascinating and, I think, profound piece of meta-, not only about B7 fandom but about what fandom is.
The set-up for this story is that a one-time underground Feelie creator is able to go mainstream when the Feelies are legalized. The first project that the narrator works on, using the sophisticated DreamArts Random Retrieval/Output Web (DARROW) is a follow-on project for the forty-three and a half hours of source material Terry provided. And, like the DeathWatch sensornet, the narrator experiences various scenes of differing levels of sophistication and impact:
Terry was the first to speak. "The...contributor...will not mind if I begin by pointing out what this snippet lacks. It is after all only a sample not a finished work. There is virtually no characterization nor plot.[...] However, I would also like to point out what our friend has brought. Great devotion and also great fear. Emotions which we cannot do without. Love and fear.
The AI which created this feelie. It had created a work which was much greater than the sum of its parts. Much more powerful than the contributions of the limited individuals who shared their feelings about some ancient and nearly-forgotten TV show. What had it become? What type of life had it developed, the intelligence that ruled this complex and frightening world?
It is by no means irrelevant that before this story was archived, it appeared on the Space City mailing list.
So, what is at the center of the web? And when the voice of the machine is heard, what does it say?
Radioheads
Pairing: None
Author on LJ:?
Author Website:?
Why this must be read:
Like "Between Life and Death," this is a fascinating and, I think, profound piece of meta-, not only about B7 fandom but about what fandom is.
The set-up for this story is that a one-time underground Feelie creator is able to go mainstream when the Feelies are legalized. The first project that the narrator works on, using the sophisticated DreamArts Random Retrieval/Output Web (DARROW) is a follow-on project for the forty-three and a half hours of source material Terry provided. And, like the DeathWatch sensornet, the narrator experiences various scenes of differing levels of sophistication and impact:
Terry was the first to speak. "The...contributor...will not mind if I begin by pointing out what this snippet lacks. It is after all only a sample not a finished work. There is virtually no characterization nor plot.[...] However, I would also like to point out what our friend has brought. Great devotion and also great fear. Emotions which we cannot do without. Love and fear.
The AI which created this feelie. It had created a work which was much greater than the sum of its parts. Much more powerful than the contributions of the limited individuals who shared their feelings about some ancient and nearly-forgotten TV show. What had it become? What type of life had it developed, the intelligence that ruled this complex and frightening world?
It is by no means irrelevant that before this story was archived, it appeared on the Space City mailing list.
So, what is at the center of the web? And when the voice of the machine is heard, what does it say?
Radioheads