Mo' Computer Scientists

Ted Nelson





Ken Thompson




Set so far

Invocations

Some pics of a large piece i've been working on for possible inclusion in an exhibition --

Ooby Dooby

self-portrait

Camila over at Orbital Comics very graciously asked me to be part of a Self-portrait exhibition of comic artists she was organising - here's my entry -

Physic Or Surgery installment #2

Woop, second installment now finished!
(first part here)

Form Like Voltron

Ono-Sendai SLB-10 ORB system

The SLB-10 is the latest generation of ORB manufactured by Ono-Sendai, utilizing state of the art EM pulse powered flotation; archive-quality audio and visual recording capabilities; fully CMYK coloured, tactile holographic capability; and guaranteed always-on connection to your personal encrypted data storage facility.

ORBs have become so integral to our life and yet they are barely a 7 year old technology. It is worth reflecting on the brief history of these astounding devices, upon which we now rely so heavily.

In 2027, a group of engineers, skaterboarders and film-makers came together to work on a project utilizing the first commercial Shawyer/EmDrive propulsion system released by the British National Space Centre. Their early device was designed initially as a simple anti-gravity camera to be able to follow a moving person, while filming and streaming the data. It was a personal project for their own use, but they also expected it would be useful for other filming niches. What they hadn’t expected was the enormous demand from the general public, as real-time life-recording and live-blogging quickly took off, finding a multitude of personal and business uses. They formed a company to market their ORB devices, calling themselves Ono-Sendai, in joking homage to William Gibson.

The market for ORBs exploded, with feature upon feature being added in response to consumer demand: multiple cameras, higher definition a/v recording, voice control and audio speakers, automated laser protection systems, and crucially - the visual feed became integrated with in-Frame overlays. In those days Frames were still competing with handheld devices, before we perfected the means to spatially interact with data.

Two more pieces were necessary to bring us up to date with the contemporary ORB experience - the addition of the holo-projector in 2030, in order to finally disperse with a physical interface; and, more recently in 2032, the first mature ultrasound-based haptic holographic interface was introduced to provide a truly tactile experience.

As many imitators as there are on the market, Ono-Sendai manages to stay one step ahead of the competitors due its truly innovative operating system, SOLX - Son Of LinuX, the most advanced and personable decision-taking, realtime smart O/S. With Ono-Sendai and SOLX assisting your life, you be sure of trusted network access, personal security, and reliable data archive - Get on with enjoying your life!

Statler and Waldorf

image for Pats birthday card.

marvel style

possible record artwork for a project..


(love this one, copied from a Jack Kirby drawing of the New Gods - sorry Jack!)

Physic Or Surgery Issue #1

I'll still probably tidy up little details here and there, but i believe this an almost finished chapter/issue 1 ..

*update* second part now finished

Orson says..

"The Parc Xerox are coming..."

spidey-dork

hmm, a touch narcissistic but i thought it amusing!

non-festive xmas cards

Drawn for my ma and da's xmas cards this year

Physic Or Surgery pub

Physic Or Surgery rebooted. take three. opening shot...

Corbusier pic

copied from a pic in Corbusier's The City Of Tomorrow. Possibly to be used as a cover to a Physic Or Surgery beta run i may put together for THought Bubble..

Physic Or Surgery Page 1 preview

i have twenty pages of story and art sketched out so far, enough for my first issue now. I only have about five of them mostly drawn, so i still have a load to get through. Dialogue needs tightened too, but aye, just wanted to post a wee update!