Coldin228

Do you ever feel (while your intention is to urge responsible thinking about concepts) that maybe by writing apocalyptic sci-fi you are instead contributing to technophobia in society?

I'm an huge fan of sci-fi and a huge believer in the good of science for mankind. I'll admit here I haven't read your books (beyond synopsis) but your books cause concern for me for the same reason a lot of sci-fi does. It focuses a lot on how technology will subjugate and be a threat to the individual.

I feel like this message is usually intended for those in society who have already embraced technology and have seen and accepted the ways it makes their life better, a warning to them to think carefully before they throw themselves at new technology without careful consideration.

What I worry is the influence it has on the portions of our society who HAVEN'T accepted development of tech and science as essential to increasing the well-being of humans. To the traditional and technophobic, doesn't this seem like science's highest proponents (as it's usually scientists who write sci-fi) exposing what they have already demonized as bad?

Is this social-psychological interaction something you have considered/been concerned about? How does it affect how you feel as a sci-fi writer.

This is all very interesting, I just wish you would get more specific.

Most of the time when people think surveillance they immediately jump to their biased concept of individual surveillance. Such surveillance rarely catches "the crazy building a nuke in his basement" if he's smart enough to build a nuke he's smart enough to dodge cameras.

What really stops people from doing this today is surveillance on RESOURCES (an IRS audit being a perfect example). All these destructive things we've considered require only an individual will; but they require the individual to access resources created by the entire population (machined parts, servers, etc.).

I feel like I'm taking away that you advocate for more of this type of surveillance. And I wonder what your ideas are for expanding it.

This also seems very interesting relevant to the cyber-crime you mentioned as servers are required for a vast majority of them, servers being a resource that CAN be controlled and monitored (depending on how much privacy you are willing to sacrifice).

Hi, I'm a huge fan of Darkwood.

I found Soccer Kids interesting tho it definitely feels very early.

As far as the turned-based strategy goes what would you say is SKs inspirations? Is the final gameplay going to invoke similarities to tactical turn based games like old school Xcom or is it going to be more similar to isometic RPGs with an emphasis on skills and character growth. Or is it too different to draw comparisons?

I have all the faith in Acid Wizard to make an amazing game but after playing a bit of the alpha im kinda confused about what you're going for and what the final experience will be like.