I've had an idea about a game's story with an insane, AI (one of several,) that has gone off the rails and is convinced it's a bird locked up in a cage, instead of a machine built into a structure. The main characters need to either destroy or pacify it in order to progress. Since the AIs job is done and it has no further purpose, I wanted the option to give it the ability to escape and fly freely instead of destroying it to be the good ending. But now I'm worried that would be encouraging mental illness....
I wanted the option to give it the ability to escape and fly freely instead of destroying it to be the good ending. But now I'm worried that would be encouraging mental illness...
Without watching I'm guessing it was Moriarty, and (spoilers!) the solution was to fool him into moving into an even smaller cage where he would be "happy".
But now I'm worried that would be encouraging mental illness
Worrying about the "real world" impact of a fictional story instead of just telling the story you want to tell is one of the contributing factors as to why everything sucks right now. That's barely a half-step away from "I might change this ending because I'm afraid it might encourage anti-immigrant sentiment," bullshit
Fair enough. I do want to keep it, since I love the idea of a giant, hard-light, robot bird becoming a fast travel option if you choose to befriend it instead of destroying it. And I like exploring the idea of giving an intelligent machine further purpose after its duty is done instead of tossing it aside.
I just absolutely LOATHE the idea of the usual suspects going "Robots support trans rights!" with my ideas. As though an intelligent machine being rebuilt for a new task is remotely comparable to a human being mutilating themselves.
I've had an idea about a game's story with an insane, AI (one of several,) that has gone off the rails and is convinced it's a bird locked up in a cage, instead of a machine built into a structure. The main characters need to either destroy or pacify it in order to progress. Since the AIs job is done and it has no further purpose, I wanted the option to give it the ability to escape and fly freely instead of destroying it to be the good ending. But now I'm worried that would be encouraging mental illness....
Just do what TNG did.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rQ6NF8Sfqg
Without watching I'm guessing it was Moriarty, and (spoilers!) the solution was to fool him into moving into an even smaller cage where he would be "happy".
Worrying about the "real world" impact of a fictional story instead of just telling the story you want to tell is one of the contributing factors as to why everything sucks right now. That's barely a half-step away from "I might change this ending because I'm afraid it might encourage anti-immigrant sentiment," bullshit
Fair enough. I do want to keep it, since I love the idea of a giant, hard-light, robot bird becoming a fast travel option if you choose to befriend it instead of destroying it. And I like exploring the idea of giving an intelligent machine further purpose after its duty is done instead of tossing it aside.
I just absolutely LOATHE the idea of the usual suspects going "Robots support trans rights!" with my ideas. As though an intelligent machine being rebuilt for a new task is remotely comparable to a human being mutilating themselves.