Would it include a computer or a network? Computers have moving parts, fans mostly. Does the electricity count since one could argue that it does provide for a form of locomotion and thus animation. The same applies to a network. What about data? Can email be said to have animation for purposes of this assignment? Does it count as being man-made?
Whenever I hear one of those aforementioned douche bags pontificate about how dangerous [...] videogames are I get a little stabby. --Wil Wheaton.
Submit what you will and the readers will let you know with their votes whether or not you cheated.
Personally, I was thinking more like sentient. HAL from 2001 is "animate" but the Abe Lincoln figure in Disney's Hall of Presidents is not.
A non-AI computer would be fine, but, honestly, I think you won't get any votes on originality.
Electricity is fine, I guess, but it doesn't seem man-made to me. More like man-induced and regulated. Still, I'd say that if you had a story that you thought was really great and you need you object to be electricity, just do it and let the people vote.[ Parent ]
