Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Animated

Being drawn into an animator's dream is like living in a perfect world - elastic, bendable, out-of-the box world. Out the window against cutout backdrops and exaggerated landscapes, we watch public sites fly by. Our animator has been busy creating places, magical fiefdoms connected by trains. Point-A to Point-B trains, horizontal trains, perpendicular trains, trains which never stop, only exchange compartments and move people without pause. Trains side-by-side converge, diverge, re-converge, match speed for a moment, then off, one left, one right. Stacked rails, transitional rooms, aligned passage ways, elevated couplings, worlds briefly joined then released. Orchestral dashboards blink and sing. Buses drive on and off in-flight trains as staged components Google preparatory checklists and instruction sets. Everyday mechanism meets automation: “Input your destination please.” Signals sound, and handheld GPS devices navigate and direct. Overpopulation and having to make a purposeful trek are less intrusive thanks to the invention of the implanted earpiece. Reverse is to the left two compartments, forward is to the right as drafted and planned. Actual data is sent to Production Control for analysis and comparison. Travelers love the way they move so fast. Families on vacation, commuters on early morning missions, laborers tired after immensely productive days, or just lost souls - are soothed by a continuous hum and vibration. Two to the right is the local train. In four minutes, one up and two to the left, a train travels east. Having to stop to collect and dispense cargo is such a waste of time when the world is large, always growing, always moving, never stopping, never wanting to wait to live – and so 21st century! It is always about the journey, not the wait they say: fast, moderate, and slow speeds, never still, applied to express, airport integrated, and local lines traversing long, midrange, and short distances. Each change procedure passes boarding and disembarking audits. With a beep in your ear, our attentions are diverted. “This is your 'stop'. Follow the arrows toward your destination please. If you miss this transition, please wait for the next car - ETA: 5 minutes, 20 seconds. Have a nice day." Blue light indicates ready. Object loaded, carrier unlocked and then relinquished. Like clockwork the carrier is received and locked, clip secured, transition quality checked, and status updated: "object delivered"; Green light indicates the manifest match was successful.

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