Just a bit of reflection on what I want to do in my spare time.

'Cause 1: I was supposed to have fall break this week, but it got cancelled 'cause Covid.
And 2: I really don't have very many resources to start a new hardware project, so I'd might as well do something else.

Also, I haven't had the time to even try setting up a GoFundMe for my dog yet. :P

But anyway, here's some thoughts on some of the stuff I'd like to try doing:

1. First and foremost, though I'm definitely still a novice at best, I'd like to try writing a Java program that'd work off the structure of my story planning doc. This way, instead of searching through a table of contents filled with headers and sub-headers, I'd be able to instead maybe use a series of drop-down menus, or even just look up a database. Ideally, I'd be able to also modify that same planning doc within the program as well. Where I currently stand, I only have minimal experience with opening files at all from within a java program, so this project is likely a long way off.
2. The first project idea is already a long shot. This one? This one's a moonshot. Using the planning docs generated by the previous program, this one would use two neural networks: One to generate dialogue and actions in script format, and another to check the generated content against both the planning doc and previously-generated content for consistency. Basically, a little story generator that you'd be able to throw characters and a scenario at to get a story out of. Obviously, this one is probably years off.
3. Getting onto the more realistic side of things, I'd like to spend some time adapting both Splintershard and Pony-Me to original fiction. The former is likely going to be far easier than the latter to adapt, as Splintershard was written with adaptability in mind from the very beginning, whereas Pony-Me's existing work towards adaptation has already burned through two drafts and still remains incomplete due to the amount of rewriting that's needed.
4. Lastly, I want to try and reboot my high school capstone project that got nuked by the virus and associated lockdowns. I really don't have the resources for the hardware side of things, but I could maybe still work with schematics, and maybe even circuit simulation!

That's all. Now I'ma get to writing another Splintershard chapter. :P

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1. The first project idea is already a long shot. This one? This one's a moonshot. Using the planning docs generated by the previous program, this one would use two neural networks: One to generate dialogue and actions in script format, and another to check the generated content against both the planning doc and previously-generated content for consistency. Basically, a little story generator that you'd be able to throw characters and a scenario at to get a story out of. Obviously, this one is probably years off.

Remind me to hire you in the future.

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