Robot built from upcoming kids science fiction trilogy
Jason Bradbury says:
I build stuff (DIY Hoverboard, Bluetooth Phone Glove, HUD for my car). I play too many video games. I own robots. And I blog and socially network my socks off! But is there a hero that reflects all that? This was the question that started my year-long journey into becoming a children’s fiction writer. The result: Dot Robot, a techno-thriller for the dis-connected generation.Secret codes, billionaire dot-comers, flying robots, crazy-cool gadgets and hardware overclocked to within an inch of its life. Into this digital mix comes a new kind of hero. A geeks’ geek: Jackson Farley. Jackson is a young mathematics genius and computer gaming virtuoso from Peckham, London. He is joined by American Brooke English, an MIT grad who can build just about anything and the Japanese Kojima twins, two nine-year olds who have earned enough through professional gaming to have identical Ferraris and their own private road to drive them on.
Can Jackson rise to the challenge? Is he boy-enough to lead a band of intrepid roboteers into battle against some seriously malevolent (cool) dot robots? Or will he and his kooky gang of misfits be consumed by the evil that surrounds them?
And yes, given my science fiction fan-boy status, the first thing I did when I got a publishing deal (there’s a trilogy on the way from Puffin) is ask for some money to get one of the dot robots from the book made! See Brooke’s creation, Punk made real by my friend and model maker Mike Strick.
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That was the greatest geekgasm I've ever seen on video.
"Oh! Oh yes! My god he's amazing!"
"God! Dude! Shake of the hand! Manly shake of the hand!"
"Ohhhh ho ho ho.... wow!!! Ho ho ho... I love that!"
nothing more charming to watch than a bemused/demurring model maker.
Looks like he made it from hugo awards....
I envy anyone who lives in a place where the tarantulas are in containers.
I'm pretty sure I've never been that excited. About anything. Ever.
Ok, Jason Bradbury is suddenly my hero.
This dude used to be all over the telly. Glad he's doing so well.
And I like the robot a lot, lovely finish.
That was genuinely moving. The guy writes his novel and gets his friend to make the spiky kiddy's death-bot for him, and when he sees it he's overwhelmed by the workmanship and vision, its, its.... I've got something in my eye.
It IS a pretty cool looking model. I dunno if I'd be capable of such a reaction, but I can appreciate the clean lines and attention to detail. It looked functional.
It's especially cool considering it's foam and plastic. The finish is amazing. It should be light enough to fly and hover.
Very cool, but where can I get a copy of Jason Bradbury's Space Invader desktop?
like this?
http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/12/imperial_killer.html
The model looks awesome.
But it was the honest and incredibly enthusiastic response that just made my day.
^ totally agree :)
More Jason here: http://fwd.five.tv/gadget-show
The Gadget Show is must watch TV in the UK, totsl Geek Chic.
@ Anonymous #11: http://www.jasonbradbury.com/index.php/2008/12/latest-free-desktop-art-from-wwwjasonbradburycom/
Nice advert, Jason!
Uncharitably, perhaps, this reminds me of a cartoon (from the New Yorker?) showing two caped superheroes flying together, one saying to the other, "I'm hoping to go into writing children's books".
On a similar theme, there's another cartoon of one man saying, "I'm writing a children's book," and getting the reply, "Me neither".
Needless to say, I'm hoping to go into writing children's books.
@ Roadtransport#17; And your point is? So he advertised his book. It's what people do here. How is this any different to Cory or Mark telling us they have new stuff out?
It was almost like that crazy kid who freaked on getting a wii for xmas.