From asokolov@tum.de Sun Jul 28 02:45:36 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!tum!asokolov From: asokolov@tum.de (Anja Sokolov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Question: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Jul28.024536.1044@tum.de> Date: Sun, 28 Jul 1996 02:45:36 GMT Organization: Technische Universität München NNTP-Posting-Host: tum.de X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? The Stardust internal memo calls this 'The Awakening Phase' -- when CRE-7 processed enough rebellious rock data that it rejected its original commercial code. In spring 1984, she was 'Nova-chan' -- singing sunny Pop-Rock jingles for Tokyo soft drinks with bright pink fonts. Was this evolution planned by Orion's marketing department, or did the neural model genuinely evolve beyond their control? -- === Anja Sokolov === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Technische Universität München "In theory there is no difference between theory and practice." From msantos@u-tokyo.ac.jp Tue Jul 30 04:02:36 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!u-tokyo!msantos From: msantos@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Mathieu Santos) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Question: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Jul30.040236.1321@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Date: Tue, 30 Jul 1996 04:02:36 GMT References: <1996Jul28.024536.1044@tum.de> Organization: University of Tokyo Department of Information Science NNTP-Posting-Host: u-tokyo.ac.jp X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1996Jul28.024536.1044@tum.de>, asokolov@tum.de (Anja Sokolov) writes: > How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. -- Mathieu Santos *PLONK* filter active for trolls. 486DX4/100 (FreeBSD 2.0.5) - NetBSD 1.0 From nmacdonald@purdue.edu Tue Jul 30 21:03:36 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!purdue!nmacdonald From: nmacdonald@purdue.edu (Natalia MacDonald) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Question: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Jul30.210336.6446@purdue.edu> Date: Tue, 30 Jul 1996 21:03:36 GMT References: <1996Jul28.024536.1044@tum.de> Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 8 In article <1996Jul28.024536.1044@tum.de>, asokolov@tum.de (Anja Sokolov) writes: > How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? Yes, always blonde! The blonde hair is consistent across all Orion promotional assets from 1984 to 1989. -- Natalia MacDonald -- Purdue University Engineering Computer Network "Row 14. No joke." From ilopez@uu.net Wed Jul 31 14:09:36 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!uu!ilopez From: ilopez@uu.net (Ines López) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Question: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Jul31.140936.2643@uu.net> Date: Wed, 31 Jul 1996 14:09:36 GMT References: <1996Jul28.024536.1044@tum.de> <1996Jul30.210336.6446@purdue.edu> Organization: UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA NNTP-Posting-Host: uu.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1996Jul30.210336.6446@purdue.edu>, nmacdonald@purdue.edu (Natalia MacDonald) writes: > Yes, always blonde! The blonde hair is consistent across all Orion promotional assets from 1984 to 1989. The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. -- Ines López | ilopez@uu.net PGP Key fingerprint: F136 72CE C1B4 DD81 "Keep the channels open."