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− | [[File:Metaphorlize.jpg|right|thumb|390px]] | + | [[File:Metaphorlize.jpg|right|thumb|390px|Example of Typographics]] |
− | '''Typographics''' is defined in [[Visual Experiments Lain]] as a compound word comprised of the words ''type'' and ''graphic''. It is used to describe montage scenes of the [[anime]] in which words float or scroll across the screen, usually in accompaniment to narration or [[crosstalk]], or during scenes in which [[Lain]] is diving in the [[Wired]]. Such scenes were created by [[Ueda Yasuyuki]] using Adobe After Effects and other programs. | + | '''Typographics''' is defined in [[Visual Experiments Lain]] as a compound word comprised of the words ''type'' and ''graphic''. It is used to describe montage scenes of the [[Serial Experiments Lain|anime]] in which words float or scroll across the screen, usually in accompaniment to narration or [[crosstalk]], or during scenes in which [[Lain Iwakura]] is diving in [[the Wired]]. Such scenes were created by [[Ueda Yasuyuki]] using Adobe After Effects and other programs. |
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| For the purposes of this article, typographics means any situation where text is used for primarily stylistic effects. Below, the text from a few of the scenes has been transcribed and sourced for the reader's interest. Reading the text probably won't contribute to your understanding of ''Lain'', because it's merely decorative or stylistic, having little to no relevance to the events of the scenes it appears in. | | For the purposes of this article, typographics means any situation where text is used for primarily stylistic effects. Below, the text from a few of the scenes has been transcribed and sourced for the reader's interest. Reading the text probably won't contribute to your understanding of ''Lain'', because it's merely decorative or stylistic, having little to no relevance to the events of the scenes it appears in. |
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| that may hinder the growth of cancer tumors | | that may hinder the growth of cancer tumors |
| by starving their blood supply. Genentech is | | by starving their blood supply. Genentech is |
− | investigating this antibody in Phase II<br><br><br> | + | investigating this antibody in Phase II |
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| Vascular endothelial growth factor | | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| (VEGF) is a natural protein that promotes angiogenesis | | (VEGF) is a natural protein that promotes angiogenesis |
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| Smart materials would be made of nanomachines, | | Smart materials would be made of nanomachines, |
− | typically microscopic -- with features any size, | + | typically microscopic—with features any size, |
| down to atomic dimensions. Such machines would | | down to atomic dimensions. Such machines would |
| have more or less, the same components as macro, | | have more or less, the same components as macro, |
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| designing smart materials with a myriad of | | designing smart materials with a myriad of |
| functions like shape changing and distributing | | functions like shape changing and distributing |
− | fluids and gas -- say for environmental control in | + | fluids and gas—say for environmental control in |
| a paper thin space suit that | | a paper thin space suit that |
| actively moves with the body or Drexler's smart paint. | | actively moves with the body or Drexler's smart paint. |
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| == KIDS == | | == KIDS == |
− | During the scene in [[Layer 06]] where [[Professor Hodgson]] explains [[KIDS]] to Lain, the following scrolls by in very small and difficult-to-read print: | + | During the scene in [[Layer 06]] where [[Professor Hodgeson]] explains [[KIDS]] to Lain, the following scrolls by in very small and difficult-to-read print: |
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| Our initial body of utterances was collected | | Our initial body of utterances was collected |
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| earch for principles of living system | | earch for principles of living system |
| rticlular subtrate. Thus, Artificial Lif | | rticlular subtrate. Thus, Artificial Lif |
− | exploring artificial alternatives to a<br><br> | + | exploring artificial alternatives to a |
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| described as attempting to underst | | described as attempting to underst |
| vel rules; for example, how the simp | | vel rules; for example, how the simp |
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| ior. Understanding this relatinoship | | ior. Understanding this relatinoship |
| provide novel solutions to complex | | provide novel solutions to complex |
− | ention, stock-market prediction, and<br><br> | + | ention, stock-market prediction, and |
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| iving systems out of non-living part | | iving systems out of non-living part |
| l the areas of Artificial Life. At prese | | l the areas of Artificial Life. At prese |
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| some of the essential properties of | | some of the essential properties of |
| such systems that meet this criterio | | such systems that meet this criterio |
− | nical--and these can be used to per | + | nical—and these can be used to per |
| he principles and the organization o | | he principles and the organization o |
| where. This effort is truly interdiscip | | where. This effort is truly interdiscip |
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| earch for principles of living system | | earch for principles of living system |
| rticular substrate. Thus, Artificial Lif | | rticular substrate. Thus, Artificial Lif |
− | exploring artificial alternatives to a <br><br> | + | exploring artificial alternatives to a |
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| described as attempting to underst | | described as attempting to underst |
| vel rules; for example, how the simp | | vel rules; for example, how the simp |
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| ior. Understanding this relatinoship | | ior. Understanding this relatinoship |
| provide novel solutions to complex | | provide novel solutions to complex |
− | ention, stock-market prediction, and<br><br> | + | ention, stock-market prediction, and |
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| iving systems out of non-living part | | iving systems out of non-living part |
| l the areas of Artificial Life. At prese | | l the areas of Artificial Life. At prese |
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| eristics of different chemistries in su | | eristics of different chemistries in su |
| us, both the biochemical and the co | | us, both the biochemical and the co |
− | hed light on the compelling questio<br><br> | + | hed light on the compelling questio |
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| ot only about the construction and | | ot only about the construction and |
| her artificial or natural; an impressive | | her artificial or natural; an impressive |
− | rds the construcion of adaptive aut | + | rds the construction of adaptive aut |
| m the classical robotics approach, in | | m the classical robotics approach, in |
| its environment and learns from thi | | its environment and learns from thi |
| All of this is from a description of artificial life found on alife.org. [http://web.archive.org/web/19981201080413/http://alife6.alife.org/intro.html] | | All of this is from a description of artificial life found on alife.org. [http://web.archive.org/web/19981201080413/http://alife6.alife.org/intro.html] |
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− | == External Links == | + | == External links == |
| *[http://www.cjas.org/~leng/l-typo.htm The role of typographical elements in lain] | | *[http://www.cjas.org/~leng/l-typo.htm The role of typographical elements in lain] |
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| == Related Pages == | | == Related Pages == |
| *[[Metaphorize]] | | *[[Metaphorize]] |
− | *[[Source code]] | + | *[[Source Code]] |
| *[[S]] | | *[[S]] |
| [[Category:Themes]] | | [[Category:Themes]] |