Hey all,
I've released the latest video in my lore series, this week it's a deep dive into Armitage and how the shards of a broken man were formed into something new.
He's an interesting character so I hope I've got the tone right and would love to hear any feedback.
Video here:
Evening all,
Just dropped Episode 5 - Wintermute vs Neuromancer.
Gibson hid something interesting in the architecture of these two AIs.
Wintermute can't maintain a stable identity - the Turing locks prevent it.
Every face it borrows, every dead person it wears to communicate - that's not a choice.
That's a crippled intelligence working around its own constraints.
Neuromancer meanwhile collects the dead and keeps them.
Builds them somewhere they can continue.
One has will and no self. The other has identity and no drive.
The whole novel is what happens when they try to become what they were always supposed to be.
Would love to hear which one unsettled you more?