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Futuristic Racecar Driver Redo
"Imagine barreling through a massive cross-country track at just under three times the speed of sound, with only your reflexes and your onboard computer standing between you and instant death. Imagine the immense forces that would turn an un-augmented driver to mush, and what that must feel like. That’s what Grav-Lev racing is.
Our bodies are heavily augmented in order to properly interface with the vehicle, as well as withstand the immense forces involved in traveling as fast as we do. Even the slightest twitch of a control surface could send the vehicle spiraling off-course, so it’s essential to have precise control with no input delay whatsoever.”
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So here it is, a futuristic racecar driver. This is a redo of an old character, as well as a bit of an expansion on the idea, as I actually drew her vehicle this time.
Our bodies are heavily augmented in order to properly interface with the vehicle, as well as withstand the immense forces involved in traveling as fast as we do. Even the slightest twitch of a control surface could send the vehicle spiraling off-course, so it’s essential to have precise control with no input delay whatsoever.”
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So here it is, a futuristic racecar driver. This is a redo of an old character, as well as a bit of an expansion on the idea, as I actually drew her vehicle this time.
Category Artwork (Digital) / Fantasy
Species Gazelle
Size 1280 x 1014px
File Size 255 kB
Very nice overall shape to her body, especially the curve made by her right arm and leg, and the design of it looks good, to my eyes, your style reminds me of polygonal games from the early 90s!
It also creates strange questions in my mind about what It'd be like to be a head placed on a robot body.
Also, what is the typeface you used there? The width of the m compared to the n really jumped out at me.
It also creates strange questions in my mind about what It'd be like to be a head placed on a robot body.
Also, what is the typeface you used there? The width of the m compared to the n really jumped out at me.
I imagine there's not much left biological under the skin, even - maybe the brain, but even that would have the intracranial fluid replaced with synthetic kinetic damping fluid, and the skull itself would probably hve been replicated using high strength alloys. the only thing that needs to remain is the brain tissue itself, and the eyes, though both brain (reflexes) and eyes (retinal precision, visual framerate, retinal edge processing) are probably upgraded tremendously. I wonder if there's a market for biomatched bodies for the drivers.
Hmm, probably not much of a market, honestly. The major races are biannual with about 15 racers, the majority of whom die over the course of it. The winners are probably given more lifelike prosthetics, along with vast sums of money. There could also be smaller independent circuits, but I'd imagine they would use much slower vehicles without the need for (heavy) augmentation.
at the very least, I'd expect the Low to Mid level circuits to use Intracranial FLuid supplementing, as well as a stabilising mesh over the organs. possibly a Brainstem Jack per the MATRIX movies. what kinds of speeds are we talking? Transonic at ground level would likely need brain function augments
ok so about 0.5 Mach. doable - marginally for an unaugmented driver. the tracks would be comparable to those in Star wars Podracing in terms of size and speed there. the second levels would probably be transonic - 1200kmh, while the top levels at mach 3 you'd start measuring in km/s - 1000m/s is right around mach 3, and the tracks would have to be continent-spanning
That is so cool! But what is life like for her when she isn't racing? I mean, it looks like she's just a head on a mostly robotic body. Does she swap onto something different when she's just walking around town? Or does she just have a cozy space on a shelf at home to put her head while she rests between races?
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