Comments on: Where characters come from, and where they go http://boingboing.net/2013/01/03/where-characters-come-from-an.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Thu, 20 Jun 2013 09:09:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Barry Kort http://boingboing.net/2013/01/03/where-characters-come-from-an.html#comment-1620668 Barry Kort Fri, 04 Jan 2013 21:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203959#comment-1620668 The Shreklisch Onion Layer Character Model ... https://sites.google.com/site/barrykort/home/cognition-affect-and-learning#Multi(2D)Layer_Storybook_Character_Model The Shreklisch Onion Layer Character Model …
https://sites.google.com/site/barrykort/home/cognition-affect-and-learning#Multi(2D)Layer_Storybook_Character_Model

]]> By: heatsink http://boingboing.net/2013/01/03/where-characters-come-from-an.html#comment-1620542 heatsink Fri, 04 Jan 2013 18:25:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203959#comment-1620542  There's a web site that expores this very concept, Jose, including links, cross-overs, and discrepancies that relate to the actors that play these various roles.  It's called <a href="http://toobworld.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Toobworld</a>.  There’s a web site that expores this very concept, Jose, including links, cross-overs, and discrepancies that relate to the actors that play these various roles.  It’s called Toobworld.

]]> By: Elliot Cowan http://boingboing.net/2013/01/03/where-characters-come-from-an.html#comment-1620496 Elliot Cowan Fri, 04 Jan 2013 16:35:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203959#comment-1620496 Wonderful stuff. I teach a class called Character Development for animation students. I'll be passing this on. Wonderful stuff.
I teach a class called Character Development for animation students.
I’ll be passing this on.

]]> By: Wreckrob8 http://boingboing.net/2013/01/03/where-characters-come-from-an.html#comment-1620350 Wreckrob8 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 07:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203959#comment-1620350 They go to a planet where they are able to live free from the plotting and machinations of writers, and where they can plan their revenge... They go to a planet where they are able to live free from the plotting and machinations of writers, and where they can plan their revenge…

]]> By: Jimmy Tyler http://boingboing.net/2013/01/03/where-characters-come-from-an.html#comment-1620345 Jimmy Tyler Fri, 04 Jan 2013 07:05:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203959#comment-1620345 I've been struggling with over-empathizing with my characters recently, and I think this article really explains why that can happen. And it can also explain how writers sometimes explain their characters gaining lives of their own--like we can predict our friend's reaction to an event, we can predict a character's, even if it contradicts our initial idea of what that character would have done.  I’ve been struggling with over-empathizing with my characters recently, and I think this article really explains why that can happen. And it can also explain how writers sometimes explain their characters gaining lives of their own–like we can predict our friend’s reaction to an event, we can predict a character’s, even if it contradicts our initial idea of what that character would have done. 

]]> By: Jose http://boingboing.net/2013/01/03/where-characters-come-from-an.html#comment-1620332 Jose Fri, 04 Jan 2013 05:58:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203959#comment-1620332 I've often wondered what happens to well-realized characters from canceled TV shows.  We've gained just a bit of familiarity with them (built a simulator for them?), and then [poof] they're gone.  Is Mal out there, somewhere, roaming the verse?  Did Hank and Britt turn left, or right?  And what happened after they did?  Seems like these characters are still around, we just no longer have visibility into what they're doing... I’ve often wondered what happens to well-realized characters from canceled TV shows.  We’ve gained just a bit of familiarity with them (built a simulator for them?), and then [poof] they’re gone.  Is Mal out there, somewhere, roaming the verse?  Did Hank and Britt turn left, or right?  And what happened after they did?  Seems like these characters are still around, we just no longer have visibility into what they’re doing…

]]> By: aunthillary http://boingboing.net/2013/01/03/where-characters-come-from-an.html#comment-1620223 aunthillary Fri, 04 Jan 2013 02:47:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203959#comment-1620223 I've read a similar concept to this, put forward by Daniel Dennet and Douglas Hofstadter. But I think Cory's is actually the most concise and intuitive explanation of it I've seen. Awesome work, a very interesting read! I’ve read a similar concept to this, put forward by Daniel Dennet and Douglas Hofstadter. But I think Cory’s is actually the most concise and intuitive explanation of it I’ve seen. Awesome work, a very interesting read!

]]> By: mrtut http://boingboing.net/2013/01/03/where-characters-come-from-an.html#comment-1620143 mrtut Fri, 04 Jan 2013 00:38:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203959#comment-1620143 Characters come from keyboards. You can push them into screens.  Hence, all characters start as dust and die as bits. Characters come from keyboards. You can push them into screens. 

Hence, all characters start as dust and die as bits.

]]> By: Nagurski http://boingboing.net/2013/01/03/where-characters-come-from-an.html#comment-1620051 Nagurski Thu, 03 Jan 2013 23:00:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203959#comment-1620051 That's all well and good until your characters start drugging you so you sleep more, and can't mess with them. http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/97333.At_Swim_Two_Birds Edited to add that anyone who gives a damn about great writing would enjoy this book, which goes at great, rollicking, surreal depth into the mystery of literary characters, writers and their manipulations of each other. That’s all well and good until your characters start drugging you so you sleep more, and can’t mess with them.
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/97333.At_Swim_Two_Birds

Edited to add that anyone who gives a damn about great writing would enjoy this book, which goes at great, rollicking, surreal depth into the mystery of literary characters, writers and their manipulations of each other.

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