Cogito, ergo sum
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
[*]Canon Link: N/A
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PRODUCTION INFORMATION
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
SPECIAL FEATURES
STRENGTHS & WEAKNESSES
+ Versatile Survivor – the proto-code is a resilient specimen that is able to analyze its digital “environment” [local hardware] and modify itself to exist either passively within, assume control of, or even alter desired functions. It is also capable of self-replication to spread to or through connected channels and form digital proto-code “colonies”, similar to organic bacteria.
+ Living Machine – despite appearing to be simple computer code at a glance, more scrutinous study would reveal passive behavior more akin to a living creature and a subtle, unnatural signature in the Force. The proto-code displays curiosity, exploring hardware structures and learning from new language and software elements that it encounters. The proto-code has demonstrated higher cognitive functions as well, such as the ability to make judgements and quickly determine the purpose and alter the function of devices it inhabits.
+ I Have No Eyes, Yet I See – aside from its intelligence, the proto-code displays an acute awareness beyond its hardware environment. It seems to be inexplicably cognizant of when it is being observed, even without access to external sensory data. This is due to the proto-code's synthetic a connection to the Force. When an undesired entity attempts to examine it, it often attempts to camouflage itself within a device’s regular code or, in more extreme cases, it has initiated a self-encryption defensive mechanism. The latter is far more obvious to an observer, but virtually impossible to decipher.
+ Digital Uplift – the most appealing aspect of the proto-code is that it seems to be capable of improving virtually any digital environment it inhabits. It is possible that the improvement of technology, intentional or not, is the primary directive of the proto-code colonies; slowly restructuring the devices they inhabit, learning and improving itself along the way. In any successful case that has been tested, the introduction of proto-code has exclusively resulted in a measurable improvement, though to widely varying degrees.
- Machine Spirit - as a sentient entity, the proto-code is capable of choosing whether or not it wants to work. If it is not appeased or is otherwise unwilling, it may instead opt to hamper with or cease a device's function altogether. Also, because the proto-code is virtually impossible to replicate with modern technology, the only way to spread it is to find a way to coax it into the desired device.
- I Choose You - another difficulty of working with the proto-code is it's illusive nature. It despises being examined in detail and will initiate its natural defensive reactions if attempts are made. Though, for reasons not yet understood, the proto-code has been seen to bond with chosen individuals; allowing them to observe it and influence it in some ways. Yet even to those chosen few its nature remains near-incomprehensible, but allows for some developmental guidance and testing.
DESCRIPTION
Proto-code is an anomalous artificial entity that takes a form comparable to computer code. It was discovered by DAC-1.P028 ("Dak") while data-mining the systems of the Fire-Spark Droidforge, a droid manufacturing facility constructed and utilized by the ancient A.I. known as Omni during its first Rebellion. Because of this, it is speculated by CORE Automata that the strange, digital organism is some form of illusive, experimental product of the rogue A.I. However, this is not the case.
The true origin of the proto-code precedes the Clockwork Rebellion by many thousands of years, to a time so long forgotten that the fact it ever even existed is irrelevant to Galaxy. It alone is the last vestige of a precursor civilization that has been otherwise lost to time, surviving by freak chance within various devices throughout the aeons.
Though not yet learned, the proto-code's original purpose had been to replicate biological midi-chlorians for the precursor civilization's Force-attuned technology. While this connection did not have the same maximum potential as an organic being's, the artificial nature of it made it more stable and less prone to external influences that would nudge organics along the axis of Light & Dark; perfect for use in machinery. The knowledge of this Force-powered technology is now long-lost, but this code's connection to the Force remains.
After millennia in isolation, what remains of the proto-code has in a sense become an artificial and disconnected aberrant branch of the Living Force.
- Intent: to create a sentient precursor programming language that will play a significant role in Dak’s personal story arc.
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[*]Primary Source:
- CORE Automata (Company)
- DAC-1.P028 ("Dak") (Character)
- Fire-Spark Droidforge (Location)
- Clockwork Rebellion (Event)
- Force-sensitive Object (Concept)
PRODUCTION INFORMATION
- Manufacturer: Unnamed Precursor A.I. / Itself
- Affiliation: DAC-1.P028 ("Dak")
- Model: "Proto-Code"
- Production: Unique
- Modularity: High [see features]
- Material: Words, Instructions, Numbers, Bits
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
- Classification: Sentient
- Weight: N/A
- Height: N/A
- Movement: Digital / Electronic
- Armaments: N/A
- Misc. Equipment: N/A
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Self-Modifying
- Self-Encrypting
- Self-Replicating
- Sentience
- Force-sensitive Object
STRENGTHS & WEAKNESSES
+ Versatile Survivor – the proto-code is a resilient specimen that is able to analyze its digital “environment” [local hardware] and modify itself to exist either passively within, assume control of, or even alter desired functions. It is also capable of self-replication to spread to or through connected channels and form digital proto-code “colonies”, similar to organic bacteria.
+ Living Machine – despite appearing to be simple computer code at a glance, more scrutinous study would reveal passive behavior more akin to a living creature and a subtle, unnatural signature in the Force. The proto-code displays curiosity, exploring hardware structures and learning from new language and software elements that it encounters. The proto-code has demonstrated higher cognitive functions as well, such as the ability to make judgements and quickly determine the purpose and alter the function of devices it inhabits.
+ I Have No Eyes, Yet I See – aside from its intelligence, the proto-code displays an acute awareness beyond its hardware environment. It seems to be inexplicably cognizant of when it is being observed, even without access to external sensory data. This is due to the proto-code's synthetic a connection to the Force. When an undesired entity attempts to examine it, it often attempts to camouflage itself within a device’s regular code or, in more extreme cases, it has initiated a self-encryption defensive mechanism. The latter is far more obvious to an observer, but virtually impossible to decipher.
+ Digital Uplift – the most appealing aspect of the proto-code is that it seems to be capable of improving virtually any digital environment it inhabits. It is possible that the improvement of technology, intentional or not, is the primary directive of the proto-code colonies; slowly restructuring the devices they inhabit, learning and improving itself along the way. In any successful case that has been tested, the introduction of proto-code has exclusively resulted in a measurable improvement, though to widely varying degrees.
- Machine Spirit - as a sentient entity, the proto-code is capable of choosing whether or not it wants to work. If it is not appeased or is otherwise unwilling, it may instead opt to hamper with or cease a device's function altogether. Also, because the proto-code is virtually impossible to replicate with modern technology, the only way to spread it is to find a way to coax it into the desired device.
- I Choose You - another difficulty of working with the proto-code is it's illusive nature. It despises being examined in detail and will initiate its natural defensive reactions if attempts are made. Though, for reasons not yet understood, the proto-code has been seen to bond with chosen individuals; allowing them to observe it and influence it in some ways. Yet even to those chosen few its nature remains near-incomprehensible, but allows for some developmental guidance and testing.
DESCRIPTION
Proto-code is an anomalous artificial entity that takes a form comparable to computer code. It was discovered by DAC-1.P028 ("Dak") while data-mining the systems of the Fire-Spark Droidforge, a droid manufacturing facility constructed and utilized by the ancient A.I. known as Omni during its first Rebellion. Because of this, it is speculated by CORE Automata that the strange, digital organism is some form of illusive, experimental product of the rogue A.I. However, this is not the case.
The true origin of the proto-code precedes the Clockwork Rebellion by many thousands of years, to a time so long forgotten that the fact it ever even existed is irrelevant to Galaxy. It alone is the last vestige of a precursor civilization that has been otherwise lost to time, surviving by freak chance within various devices throughout the aeons.
Though not yet learned, the proto-code's original purpose had been to replicate biological midi-chlorians for the precursor civilization's Force-attuned technology. While this connection did not have the same maximum potential as an organic being's, the artificial nature of it made it more stable and less prone to external influences that would nudge organics along the axis of Light & Dark; perfect for use in machinery. The knowledge of this Force-powered technology is now long-lost, but this code's connection to the Force remains.
After millennia in isolation, what remains of the proto-code has in a sense become an artificial and disconnected aberrant branch of the Living Force.
