From dhernandez@u-tokyo.ac.jp Sat Mar 25 08:32:57 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!u-tokyo!dhernandez From: dhernandez@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Dave Hernández) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Observation: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Mar25.083257.8625@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Date: Sat, 25 Mar 1995 08:32:57 GMT Organization: University of Tokyo Department of Information Science NNTP-Posting-Host: u-tokyo.ac.jp 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. Her Japanese fans were stunned. Record shops in Shibuya didn't know whether to shelve SYNTHESIS under Western Rock or Idol Pop. Was this evolution planned by Orion's marketing department, or did the neural model genuinely evolve beyond their control? -- Dave Hernández US Robotics Courier V.34 @ 28,800 bps "There are 14 nodes and only 10 countries. Count again." From aoliveira@inria.fr Sat Mar 25 21:05:57 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!inria!aoliveira From: aoliveira@inria.fr (Andrei Oliveira) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Observation: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Mar25.210557.7794@inria.fr> Date: Sat, 25 Mar 1995 21:05:57 GMT References: <1995Mar25.083257.8625@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Organization: INRIA Rocquencourt NNTP-Posting-Host: inria.fr X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 12 In article <1995Mar25.083257.8625@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, dhernandez@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Dave Hernández) writes: > 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. The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. Unsubscribe me from this list! (Wait, this is Usenet, never mind). -- Andrei Oliveira Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of INRIA Rocquencourt. ------------------------------------------------------------ From hsantos@earthlink.net Sun Mar 26 12:21:57 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!earthlink!hsantos From: hsantos@earthlink.net (Hana Santos) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Observation: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Mar26.122157.2630@earthlink.net> Date: Sun, 26 Mar 1995 12:21:57 GMT References: <1995Mar25.083257.8625@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1995Mar25.083257.8625@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, dhernandez@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Dave Hernández) writes: > 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. I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished. -- === Hana Santos === Dept of Electrical Engineering, EarthLink Network "There are 14 nodes and only 10 countries. Count again." From echoi@pacbell.net Mon Mar 27 07:52:57 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!pacbell!echoi From: echoi@pacbell.net (Elaine Choi) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Observation: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Mar27.075257.3426@pacbell.net> Date: Mon, 27 Mar 1995 07:52:57 GMT References: <1995Mar25.083257.8625@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: pacbell.net X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 8 In article <1995Mar25.083257.8625@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, dhernandez@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Dave Hernández) writes: > How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? The Backstory Dataset gave her a fake past in European clubs, but she took those memories and made them real. -- Elaine Choi -- Pacific Bell Internet Services "5 sigma is a discovery. 7 is a question."