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Kill Your Darlings (a Holonovel)

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Abstract

This paper presents a shady holonovel, which is situated in the vile, short-term future. The main protagonists are two teenagers, Angela and Veronica, who are immersed in an adverse Mixed Reality online game. The girls are, at first, seduced by the comfy Sherlock Holmes-type of suspenseful narration that involves engaging mystery-solving challenges. Thereafter, the adolescent girls are fascinated by the virtual social status that the game network offers, as well as the persuasive end-reward, which will allegedly answer the ultimate existential question, “Is there life after death?”. Behind the scenes, the game is controlled by a group of anonymous, extreme transhumanists who have virtual appearances in the game as holographic avatars. To avoid lawsuits, the game is moderated by Artificial Intelligence—a curator with a virtual presence of Professor Moriarty—that aggregates the gameplay and command streams of the savage community of teen-hunters.

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Fußnoten
1
More about the game with a generous set of references: https://​en.​wikipedia.​org/​wiki/​Blue_​Whale_​(game) (Website retrieved June 28th, 2017; 11:02). It should be noted that the diverse facts about this game are controversial.
 
2
Such technologies are provided, for example, by ARHT Media Inc. (HumaGram technology) and Musion Hologram Limited (3D holographic projection technique): http://​www.​arhtmedia.​com/​, http://​musion.​com/.
 
3
The Holodeck, and “holographic” technology in general, is a plot device used in stories set within the Star Trek universe. It is used to permit stories with locations and characters that could not otherwise exist in the Star Trek setting, and as a means to explore metaphysical and ethical questions: https://​en.​wikipedia.​org/​wiki/​Holodeck. In scientific research, there have been attempts to create environments that have similar qualities, for example [7, 8].
 
4
Inspirational episodes in Star Trek: “Elementary, Dear Data” (1988): Next Generation, Season 2, Episode 3; “Ship in a Bottle” (1988): Next Generation, Season 6, Episode 12.
 
5
The risk in such activity (e.g. overuse of a word or phrase) lies in the statement that while these elements may hold special meaning for the author, they can cause readers to roll their eyes
 
7
Many VR companies are currently providing custom-created avatars in order to access their in-person interactive services, such as High Fidelity, AltspaceVR, Modal VR and The Void.
 
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Metadaten
Titel
Kill Your Darlings (a Holonovel)
verfasst von
Tiina Kymäläinen
Copyright-Jahr
2019
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02242-6_22

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