The year is 20XX. Continued development in the fields of robotics and android technology has brought society to a point where it is near impossible to tell whether someone is man or machine. While many continue to protest the impact of them as these droids continue to take jobs from the human population, they fail to pay much attention to the cute drones that appear on every street.
Known as the Mini Helper Droid Squad, tens of thousands of these units have been deployed across the world to assist people in their day-to-day lives, from helping carry the shopping to putting a stop to brawls. However, as time goes on, it becomes commonplace for those protesting androids to go missing… and local security agencies tend to arrest people in areas most frequented by them.
The question is… are these adorable droids only there to help the community with their general chores, or become a new form of 24/7 government surveillance to weed out even the most slightest of misdemeanours?
My first time writing a short work of fiction to go with one of these Take That (In-Game) Snap Daily Photo articles. I am not that much of a short story writer, but I felt a wave of inspiration after seeing this outfit available from the Second Life in-world store MelonBunny. The suit is functional in a way as well, kudos of a jetpack which can lead to some good role-playing opportunities (or in my case, more chaos than anything else).
This photo was taken in Second Life. Second Life does have a reputation for more adult content (there is no shortage of that if you explicitly look for it). However, those interested in using it to build custom avatars and take great photographs will find a lot on offer from the user-created worlds, purchasable content for your avatars, a high level of customisation and clients dedicated to taking fantastic photos.
Take That (In-Game) Snap Daily Photo is an off-shoot of the Take That (In-Game) Snap article series, in which the first article focusing on Final Fantasy XIV was recently published. This looks at, celebrates and critiques how video game developers have implemented professional photography-like systems into their games. It will cover how the systems handle, just how accessible they are and, where applicable, how a modding community might be making these tools even better. With this Daily Photo spin-off series, I will be sharing individual photos from the games either covered or soon-to-be-covered in the series.
