????合唱團(tuán)黑眼豆豆（Black Eyed Peas）主唱Will.i.am在加入英特爾公司（Intel Corp.）后，與未來(lái)派畫(huà)家布萊恩?大衛(wèi)?約翰遜合作，推出了全新漫畫(huà)書(shū)《巫師與機(jī)器人》（Wizards & Robots）。這兩位才華橫溢的藝人在英特爾公司各施所長(zhǎng)，而正是有賴(lài)他們創(chuàng)造性的合作，才誕生了這部跨媒體的漫畫(huà)作品。這部漫畫(huà)小說(shuō)三部曲將由IDW出版集團(tuán)（IDW Publishing）出版，前傳《希望算法》（The Hope Algorithm）可以在作者的Tumblr微博客上免費(fèi)閱讀，并已在上個(gè)月的紐約國(guó)際動(dòng)漫展（New York Comic Con）上初次登臺(tái)亮相。小說(shuō)的第一部中有《蝙蝠俠：阿卡姆之城》（Batman: Arkham City）的畫(huà)師亞當(dāng)?阿徹作品的影子，將于2014年3月出版。

????黑眼豆豆的主唱（本名威爾?亞當(dāng)斯）說(shuō)：“（這本漫畫(huà)書(shū)的）想法來(lái)源于布萊恩在機(jī)器人技術(shù)領(lǐng)域上的工作，以及我在為市中心的孩子進(jìn)行STEM（科學(xué)、技術(shù)、工程和數(shù)學(xué)）教育的體會(huì)。我很關(guān)注市中心在教育上的資金緊缺問(wèn)題，也同樣關(guān)心機(jī)器人技術(shù)和微處理技術(shù)的進(jìn)展。”

????漫畫(huà)小說(shuō)中的世界于2011年萬(wàn)圣節(jié)誕生在亞當(dāng)斯的客廳里。在這個(gè)世界里，從未來(lái)返回的機(jī)器人與一群巫師展開(kāi)了對(duì)決。與其他科幻作品相比，這部小說(shuō)的不同之處除了作者之外，還在于它有著事實(shí)根據(jù)。約翰遜一直在關(guān)注當(dāng)今機(jī)器人技術(shù)上的重大突破，他說(shuō)：“這個(gè)世界是根據(jù)真實(shí)的機(jī)器人技術(shù)架構(gòu)的，而里面的魔法都來(lái)源于量子物理學(xué)。我們確實(shí)已經(jīng)開(kāi)始設(shè)計(jì)機(jī)器人，它們也許能有感情。我們要把它們?cè)O(shè)計(jì)得能夠像人一樣行動(dòng)，能與人交流?！?/p>

????漫畫(huà)的故事背景被設(shè)定在當(dāng)代：故事中向讀者解釋了如何才能時(shí)空旅行這類(lèi)的問(wèn)題，里面甚至還創(chuàng)造并使用了一種新的語(yǔ)言。亞當(dāng)斯和約翰遜利用在英特爾的工作之余展開(kāi)合作，創(chuàng)造了這個(gè)世界。他們相信，在其他人的幫助下，這個(gè)世界以后會(huì)進(jìn)一步擴(kuò)大。亞當(dāng)斯說(shuō)：“我們希望確保在這本漫畫(huà)小說(shuō)出版之前，講清故事真正的來(lái)龍去脈。這樣一來(lái)，無(wú)論是電影制片人還是游戲開(kāi)發(fā)商，只要他們想和我們合作，把這個(gè)故事轉(zhuǎn)變?yōu)椴煌拿襟w形式，都能夠充分了解到我們對(duì)這個(gè)故事抱有怎樣的想法?！?/p>

????實(shí)際上，這個(gè)世界中提到的一點(diǎn)已經(jīng)變成了現(xiàn)實(shí)。紐約國(guó)際動(dòng)漫展（New York Comic Con）上，200個(gè)卡酷機(jī)器人（Kaku robot）模型首次亮相。這部小說(shuō)的世界中的驅(qū)動(dòng)力量：技術(shù)，是讓這些小模型和更多的模型復(fù)制品栩栩如生的關(guān)鍵因素。這些模型成為了這次國(guó)際動(dòng)漫展的特色之一。

????In a marriage made at Intel Corp., the Black Eyed Peas frontman Will.i.am has partnered with futurist Brian David Johnson on a new comic book, Wizards & Robots. Both the multi-talented entertainer and the futurist work with Intel (INTC) in different capacities, and it's their introduction there that led to the creative collaboration that has crafted a transmedia take on comics. The prequel to the IDW Publishing graphic novel trilogy, The Hope Algorithm, which is available free through the creators' Tumblr (YHOO) site, made its debut at New York Comic Con last month. The first graphic novel, which features art from Batman: Arkham City artist Adam Archer, launches in March 2014.

????"The idea [for Wizards & Robots] came from Brian's work around robotics and my work around science, technology, engineering and mathematics for inner city kids," said the Black Eyed Peas frontman (given name: Will Adams). "I was concerned about the lack of funding we have in education in inner cities, juxtaposed against the advancement in robotics and micro processing."

????Adams's living room on Halloween 2011 was the birthplace for this new universe, which focuses on robots from the future that come back and do battle with a group of wizards. What separates this comic from other sci-fi works, besides its creators, is that it's based in reality. "It's based on real robotics and the magic is from quantum physics," said Johnson, who tracks the breakthroughs in modern-day robotics. "We've really started designing robots so they could possibly have emotions. We design them to actually act like and interact with people."

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????The comic is set in the present day: elements such as how time travel could occur are explained for readers, and there's even a new language created for and included in the story. Adams and Johnson worked together on it outside of Intel to build this universe, which they hope will eventually expand with the help of others. "We wanted to make sure that we gave real contextual details on what the story is about before launching the graphic novel so that anybody else, whether it's film or video games, that wants to collaborate and turn this into different media properties has a greater sense of what our vision is for Wizards & Robots," said Adams.

????In fact, one offshoot of the universe has already become reality. New York Comic Con also saw the debut of 200 Kaku robot sculptures. Technology, which is a driving force within the fictional universe, played a key role in bringing the miniature sculptures and the larger-scale replica that was featured at the Intel Comic Con booth to life.