Fa 102a design keynote

1. Robert Dolen*Product Name Placeholder*
Robert Dolen
FA 102a, Research, Product Proposal
and TransMedia Explorations

2. Robert DolenTemple - Product Pitch
Assignment One, Research
“How we’ll end up merging with our technology”
- Ray Kurzweil, Book Review of Heart of the Machine
http://www.kurzweilai.net/new-york-times-book-review-how-well-end-up-merging-with-our-technology

3. Robert DolenTemple - Product Pitch
Assignment One, Research
“Artificial intelligence is emotional intelligence.”

4. Robert DolenTemple - Product Pitch
Assignment One, Research
“Like any other
species, we are the
product of millions of
years of evolution.”
“We will transcend all of the
limitations of our biology. That is
what it means to be human —- to
extend who we are.”
http://www.kurzweilai.net/?s=National+Geographic+beyond
+human&this_exact_wording_or_phrase=&these_words_0=&t
hese_words_1=&these_words_2=&date=anytime&any_of_thes
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5. Robert DolenTemple - Product Pitch
Assignment One, Research
http://www.kurzweilai.net/vanity-fair-elon-musks-billion-
dollar-crusade-to-stop-the-ai-apocalypse
“I think human extinction will
probably occur, and technology will
likely play a part in this.
“I think they’re really improving at an
accelerating rate, far faster than
people realize.

6. Robert DolenTemple - Product Pitch
Assignment One, Research
• All Natural
• Can be stylish or utilitarian
• Facilitated by the body
• Increased emotional attachment = increased critical thinking
Temple - Natural Emotional
Enhancement

7. Robert DolenTemple - Product Pitch
Assignment One, Research
Naming Process - Escend
“We will transcend all of the
limitations of our biology. That is
what it means to be human —- to
extend who we are.”
Pronounced “E-Send,” it
represents the ascension of
emotion in the body in relation
to the connection of emotion
and mental intelligence.
• “Transcend”
• “Emotion”

8. Robert DolenTemple - Product Pitch
Assignment One, Research
“The Hurry and the Harm”
- City and Colour
• “Everyone wants everything /
No matter the cost, we’re
longing to live in a dream.
• “I only want oh, simple things /
Mourning the lost and what
could have been.”
• “When did I let go to all that I
used to know?”
https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/cityandcolour/thehurryandtheharm.html

9. Robert DolenTemple - Product Pitch
Assignment One, Research
Escend
Persona Purpose
Language Tone
Hopeful
Caring
Dream
Influence
Exciting
Positive
Incentivize
Brand Character Diagram
Inspire
EncourageIncite
MatterLive