...in a future long after we are gone, civilization as we know it will cease to exist. Mankind will finally succeed in destroying itself, almost to the point of total extinction. After centuries of poverty, famine, greed and war chisel Earth’s remaining population down to a mere two billion inhabitants, finally, there is peace. After peace comes rebuilding, and with it, the realization that there aren’t enough humans left to do so.

...how the Omega plague came to be. There is no record of the outbreak origin. All that is known is it annihilates every living, breathing thing it encounters. Animal and plant life begin to die out, and Genesis’s population begins to decline at a frightening rate. Over the course of a decade, two billion become millions, and millions become hundreds of thousands. In the end, it is discovered that only .0001% of humanity is immune.

...wars begin, and anarchy becomes law. For four years, the seven cities of the Genesis Governance defend themselves against an onslaught of chaos, until eventually, the ships are created, filled, fueled and launched. Project Eden leaves for the darkness of space; thirty three ships in total, with ninety four thousand humans aboard, and none of them are ever seen or heard from again. For the few thousand left behind on Genesis, this will become known as Departure Day.

The year is 2279.

...she has begun to study the inner workings of several old service bots; wiring, metal and colorful plastic from nearby landfills, given to her to play with by her family. Before she is twelve years old she has completely assembled her first bot, Brownie, from scavenged spare parts and an old handheld device. One month later she has modified her village’s solar energy system to deliver wattage to Brownie, who, upon waking, says “hellllllllooooo” and takes a digital image of the child. This is something the child has never seen.

...and they will be called The First. Each of them has a name, a designation and a purpose, given to them by her. Their bond is inseparable, and she spends her entire life learning from, and teaching, each of them. They spend half a decade together; traveling the world, teaching, learning, creating.

...in early September. She is lying on a blanket in the grass, in the garden of her home in Genesis City. “At your frail age, you should be inside”, Brownie says, but it is sunny, The Maker is happy, and she is surrounded by The First. She falls asleep in the sun, never to wake. A day later there’s a beautiful ceremony, a sharing of goodbyes, and the beginning of twenty one individual journeys as The First set out on their lifelong mission to change the world.

The year is 2429.

...but their promise to The Maker rings true in beings known as Photography Designated AI Entities, ShotBots for short. For three centuries they have dedicated their lifespans to the art form she helped resurrect from the ashes of Old Earth. There are millions of them around the world now, working in sectors ranging from astrophotography to street photography, photojournalism to nightlife.

...between humans, bots, androids and the occasional alien visitor, there are thirteen billion souls on Genesis now. It is an interconnecting highway of life and technology. It is a world that ShotBots play a major role in, and a future The Maker and her First would be proud of.

It is the year 2969.

...in a future long after we are gone, civilization as we know it will cease to exist. Mankind will finally succeed in destroying itself, almost to the point of total extinction. After centuries of poverty, famine, greed and war chisel Earth’s remaining population down to a mere two billion inhabitants, finally, there is peace. After peace comes rebuilding, and with it, the realization that there aren’t enough humans left to do so.

...how the Omega plague came to be. There is no record of the outbreak origin. All that is known is it annihilates every living, breathing thing it encounters. Animal and plant life begin to die out, and Genesis’s population begins to decline at a frightening rate. Over the course of a decade, two billion become millions, and millions become hundreds of thousands. In the end, it is discovered that only .0001% of humanity is immune.

...wars begin, and anarchy becomes law. For four years, the seven cities of the Genesis Governance defend themselves against an onslaught of chaos, until eventually, the ships are created, filled, fueled and launched. Project Eden leaves for the darkness of space; thirty three ships in total, with ninety four thousand humans aboard, and none of them are ever seen or heard from again. For the few thousand left behind on Genesis, this will become known as Departure Day.

The year is 2279.

...she has begun to study the inner workings of several old service bots; wiring, metal and colorful plastic from nearby landfills, given to her to play with by her family. Before she is twelve years old she has completely assembled her first bot, Brownie, from scavenged spare parts and an old handheld device. One month later she has modified her village’s solar energy system to deliver wattage to Brownie, who, upon waking, says “hellllllllooooo” and takes a digital image of the child. This is something the child has never seen.

...and they will be called The First. Each of them has a name, a designation and a purpose, given to them by her. Their bond is inseparable, and she spends her entire life learning from, and teaching, each of them. They spend half a decade together; traveling the world, teaching, learning, creating.

...in early September. She is lying on a blanket in the grass, in the garden of her home in Genesis City. “At your frail age, you should be inside”, Brownie says, but it is sunny, The Maker is happy, and she is surrounded by The First. She falls asleep in the sun, never to wake. A day later there’s a beautiful ceremony, a sharing of goodbyes, and the beginning of twenty one individual journeys as The First set out on their lifelong mission to change the world.

The year is 2429.

...but their promise to The Maker rings true in beings known as Photography Designated AI Entities, ShotBots for short. For three centuries they have dedicated their lifespans to the art form she helped resurrect from the ashes of Old Earth. There are millions of them around the world now, working in sectors ranging from astrophotography to street photography, photojournalism to nightlife.

...between humans, bots, androids and the occasional alien visitor, there are thirteen billion souls on Genesis now. It is an interconnecting highway of life and technology. It is a world that ShotBots play a major role in, and a future The Maker and her First would be proud of.

It is the year 2969.

...in a future long after we are gone, civilization as we know it will cease to exist. Mankind will finally succeed in destroying itself, almost to the point of total extinction. After centuries of poverty, famine, greed and war chisel Earth’s remaining population down to a mere two billion inhabitants, finally, there is peace. After peace comes rebuilding, and with it, the realization that there aren’t enough humans left to do so.

...how the Omega plague came to be. There is no record of the outbreak origin. All that is known is it annihilates every living, breathing thing it encounters. Animal and plant life begin to die out, and Genesis’s population begins to decline at a frightening rate. Over the course of a decade, two billion become millions, and millions become hundreds of thousands. In the end, it is discovered that only .0001% of humanity is immune.

...wars begin, and anarchy becomes law. For four years, the seven cities of the Genesis Governance defend themselves against an onslaught of chaos, until eventually, the ships are created, filled, fueled and launched. Project Eden leaves for the darkness of space; thirty three ships in total, with ninety four thousand humans aboard, and none of them are ever seen or heard from again. For the few thousand left behind on Genesis, this will become known as Departure Day.

The year is 2279.

...she has begun to study the inner workings of several old service bots; wiring, metal and colorful plastic from nearby landfills, given to her to play with by her family. Before she is twelve years old she has completely assembled her first bot, Brownie, from scavenged spare parts and an old handheld device. One month later she has modified her village’s solar energy system to deliver wattage to Brownie, who, upon waking, says “hellllllllooooo” and takes a digital image of the child. This is something the child has never seen.

...and they will be called The First. Each of them has a name, a designation and a purpose, given to them by her. Their bond is inseparable, and she spends her entire life learning from, and teaching, each of them. They spend half a decade together; traveling the world, teaching, learning, creating.

...in early September. She is lying on a blanket in the grass, in the garden of her home in Genesis City. “At your frail age, you should be inside”, Brownie says, but it is sunny, The Maker is happy, and she is surrounded by The First. She falls asleep in the sun, never to wake. A day later there’s a beautiful ceremony, a sharing of goodbyes, and the beginning of twenty one individual journeys as The First set out on their lifelong mission to change the world.

The year is 2429.

...but their promise to The Maker rings true in beings known as Photography Designated AI Entities, ShotBots for short. For three centuries they have dedicated their lifespans to the art form she helped resurrect from the ashes of Old Earth. There are millions of them around the world now, working in sectors ranging from astrophotography to street photography, photojournalism to nightlife.

...between humans, bots, androids and the occasional alien visitor, there are thirteen billion souls on Genesis now. It is an interconnecting highway of life and technology. It is a world that ShotBots play a major role in, and a future The Maker and her First would be proud of.

It is the year 2969.