by jasonbatt | Jun 6, 2014 | Blog, Writing
When launching the modern classic Star Wars, filmmaker George Lucas insisted that the universe, down to its smallest detail, feel as if it was lived-in. Kiri Hart, Head of Lucasfilm Development reflected on the 1977 film: “What was so special about what George...
by jasonbatt | Jun 4, 2014 | Blog, Writing, writing craft
My son is a Lego addict. At home, he has boxes and boxes of the tiny, plastic blocks. At school, in his aftercare program, he only gets a box of about one hundred Legos. Every evening when I pick him up he smiles and holds up his day’s creation with those one hundred...
by jasonbatt | Jun 2, 2014 | Blog
My flash fiction story “Run Like You’re on Fire” is out today on Bewildering Stories. Go check it out: BewilderingStories.com. Here’s a quick excerpt: Wake up. Keep quiet even though you want to scream. Don’t open your mouth. Don’t alert anyone...
by jasonbatt | Jun 2, 2014 | Blog, Writing
In the world of robotics, particularly android development, and computer-generated simulations, there exists a strangeness called the “uncanny valley”. The gap of the “uncanny valley” is created between when human features and behaviors appear very near to what a real...
