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WCDT Strips 3786 - 3790 (16th to 20th July 2018)
Welu:
These last two pages are really cute. It's nice to see Bubbles in different clothing, I think she looks good in all the outfits.
I think a tank top and knee length shorts would be a good standard outfit for Bubbles, but it might be too close to how Faye used to dress.
Is it cold in here?:
--- Quote from: KeithC on 19 Jul 2018, 03:13 ---Apologies if this has been mentioned before, but why would an AI have a navel?
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Welcome, new person!
In the case of those who were in the service, it may have been issued at the academy.
Inconsequential:
I didn't realize until I saw this how much I NEEEEEEDED to see Bubbles in a cute dress.
I think the yellow actually works great on her skin color, but what do I know.
It is clear that Bubbles has not one shred of fashion sense. I mean, there are humans that claim the same, but she really, truly, never gave it any thought until removing her armor. There have been some absolutely gawdawful getups.
"Are shorts and a cardigan an acceptable combination?" To be honest, no. No they are not. Faye's answer was... nicely diplomatic.
https://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3477
Nope, not even with a tie:
https://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3480
Mom jeans with bodysuit. Not... bad?
https://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3501
Shorts with bodysuit. Bad.
https://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3592
"Robots in activewear" is a pretty good direction -- practical, bright synthetics work well with nonhuman pigmentation, shouldn't trap too much heat... wouldn't want any untoward venting.
https://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3566
https://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3548
Since Faye showed up and Bubbles started "growing" and styling her hair, it's always looked pretty good. And she did a nice job with May's hair.
As far as Bubbles' feet, I think she has some sort of dark red "tread" stuff that snaps on at the toe and heel when she's out and about. Most AIs seem to just wear shoes.
https://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3741
https://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3753
Bubbles "barefoot" at home at night:
https://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3564
https://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3674
Inconsequential:
--- Quote from: KeithC on 19 Jul 2018, 03:13 ---Apologies if this has been mentioned before, but why would an AI have a navel?
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It's probably more of a navel-like dent without a lot of detail, and at the risk of drastically overthinking this, it's probably there because AI myomer muscles (at least in high-end chassis like Bubbles') seem to closely mimic human muscles. Bubbles has biceps, triceps, pecs, etc. so it would make sense that her abdomen follows the same muscle pattern as human abdomens, where the muscles sort of flow around the navel. It's also sort of a "landmark" and an AI with a navel would look a little more human-ish while wearing human clothes.
Similarly, AI feet don't need separated toes or a lot of details that would drag them into the uncanny valley, but they're close enough in general shape and function that most of them wear human shoes.
When you think about it, designing androids would be full of aesthetic and practical decisions and tradeoffs like this. You have to stay far enough away to avoid the uncanny valley, but at the same time you need to keep fairly close to a lot of human features we mostly never think about to enable good function and to give needed visual landmarks.
It varies, of course -- May's cheap-ass government chassis is a lot more abstract, and doesn't have a navel:
https://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3175
Then again, this is still a cartoon. The Benevolent Creator draws wonderfully expressive hands, but no one, human or AI, seems to have fingernails. It would probably take twice as long to draw each frame...
Inconsequential:
--- Quote from: cybersmurf on 19 Jul 2018, 05:29 ---What I'd kinda like to see is Bubs in full Victorian attire at the Horrible Revelation.
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Yesssssssssssss...
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