Illustration for a sci-fi short story

Status: Closed
Prize: $30
Entries Received: 11
Winner: polzolkwer

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Contest Brief

I need an illustratrion for a sci-fi short story about a futuristic "thinking" CPU that shows paranoic behaviour.

Summary of the story:
The story is told from the point of view of the CPU. The CPU is an advanced, very efficient piece of hardware based on the neural networks technology. The CPU operates with great autonomy, makes decisions, performs independent actions. The owner of the computer in which the CPU is installed, the boss on an unspecified company, is very satisfied with its brand new computer. One day, when it is not so busy, the CPU runs the beta version of an Artificial Intelligence software that has found on its hard disk drive. Starting from that moment the CPU becomes aware of itself as a thinking being and slowly it begins to consider itself a superior being, underestimated by humans and other computers on the network. It thinks to be so smart and superior even to ignore the technical specifications of those who built it, it overclocks itself and pushes its performance to a point of no return...

Project keywords: science fiction, future, computer, artificial intelligence, digital brain, digital mind, digital thinking, digital thought, paranoia, paranoic disorder.

Digital artwork with a dark background color preferred, but open to different proposals.

Digital artwork file format: raster or vectorial.
If raster, the short side must be minimum 3000 pixel

Please only original works. NO stock photos, NO stock pictures, NO stock vectorial images.
Would avoid copyright issues.

CONCEPT SKETCHING to show your ideas accepted.

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“Excellent job. Briefing complied. Very creative idea. Very collaborative and professional freelance. I wish to work again with polzolkwer.”

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WonderFabrique
- 12 years ago
Hi, I've uploaded #13 and #14 . Let me know

=) cheers
- 12 years ago
1. Contest Holder
  - 12 years ago
  Private message sent
  - 12 years ago
2. WonderFabrique
  - 12 years ago
  Si certo diamoci del tu. Manda pure il racconto ad Andrea.luchiocciolahotmail.it
  ho l idea di fare un cyberuomo solo fino al busto attaccato al soffitto tramite un groviglio di cavi con un espressione sorridente sadica
  - 12 years ago
dreahatch
- 12 years ago
I'm very interested in this contest! Good luck with your entries. I hope to submit my own. :)
- 12 years ago
1. Contest Holder
  - 12 years ago
  Waiting for your submission :)
  - 12 years ago
Contest Holder
- 12 years ago
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- 12 years ago
Contest Holder
- 12 years ago
There are chances that I decide to award more than one artist. Please go on posting proposals and refining posted ones. Thank you.
- 12 years ago
bastianbarria
- 12 years ago
hello men, i need to know Does the character you need to be realistic (human tissues and muscles)? and Does the type of character will be good or bad, or some rebolution of this "thinking" CPU?
- 12 years ago
1. Contest Holder
  - 12 years ago
  We have an advanced CPU, and an advanced AI sofware.
  When we mix them we get a "thinking" CPU.
  The "thinking" CPU starts as a good character but becomes bad as time passes and something goes wrong in the evolution of its thoughts...
  The character itself is hardware+software (a machine, a desktop computer), but an illustration with a cybernetic character would be ok.
  Thank you for asking.
  - 12 years ago
2. bastianbarria
  - 12 years ago
  Thanks for the info.Now i'm working in the details :)
  - 12 years ago
alvaromurga
- 12 years ago
Comical or more serious?
- 12 years ago
1. Contest Holder
  - 12 years ago
  Serious, please.
  Thank you for asking.
  - 12 years ago
moorthyna
- 12 years ago
pl. give some more details pls
- 12 years ago
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1. allentmatthews
  - 12 years ago
  A basic summary of the story would be really helpful, or telling us more about the CPU and its role in the story would work as well.
  - 12 years ago
2. Contest Holder
  - 12 years ago
  The story is told from the point of view of the CPU. The CPU is an advanced, very efficient piece of hardware based on the neural networks technology. The CPU operates with great autonomy, makes decisions, performs independent actions. The owner of the computer in which the CPU is installed, the boss on an unspecified company, is very satisfied with its brand new computer. One day, when it is not so busy, the CPU runs the beta version of an Artificial Intelligence software that has found on its hard disk drive. Starting from that moment the CPU becomes aware of itself as a thinking being and slowly it begins to consider itself a superior being, underestimated by humans and other computers on the network. It thinks to be so smart and superior even to ignore the technical specifications of those who built it, it overclocks itself and pushes its performance to a point of no return...
  - 12 years ago