Talk:Blank

3-part system

A blank represents 2 parts of the 3-part protoform system
A blank is made of something besides a protoform? What's the other thing? --fleb 13:35, 20 July 2009 (EDT)

I'm guessing the three parts are assumed to be pod, protoform, and spark.--Rosicrucian^Talk 14:15, 20 July 2009 (EDT)

Shouldn't programming be included in there too? --Ascendron 14:17, 20 July 2009 (EDT)

Yes, I would have thought the components would be protoform, spark and datatrax. But this is Derik at work, so I dunno... - Chris McFeely 16:20, 20 July 2009 (EDT)

Um... searches memory protoform, protomatter and spark, iirc. A protoform is described as consisting of these 3 elements in... the 2007 movie guide I think?

The logic seems to be that the physical 'frame' is what's properly termed a protoform, and the 'gooey quicksilver' stuff is protomatter, which can be formed into pretty much anything. The Movie guide WAS pretty explicit about establishing protomatter as 'its own thing,' which I approve of since Animated was... pretty aggressive about using it. -Derik 16:35, 20 July 2009 (EDT)

Also, I choose to take that "this is derik, so..." comment as a compliment.

"This is Derik, so presumably he's referencing something specific." -Derik 16:35, 20 July 2009 (EDT)

Of course, there's also "This is Derik, so this could be an overly meta-referenced synthesis of ideas." Case in point with this one, I'd have to check my movie guide but I don't think it acknowledges the concept of Blanks.--Rosicrucian^Talk 17:07, 20 July 2009 (EDT)