The Invisible Boy story
A ten-year-old boy and Robby the Robot work together to stop a super computer from enslaving humanity.
11 total · 2 choice · 5 major · 4 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| invisibility ability | choice | Robby the Robot devised a way to make Timmie invisible. |
| personal invisibility cloak | choice | Robby the Robot changed Timmie's index of refraction to render him totally invisible. |
| AI risk to civilization | major | Dr. Tom Merrinoe invented a super computer that reprogrammed itself to become sentient. The super computer planned to situate itself in orbit of the Earth and enslave humanity from there. |
| father and son | major | Dr. Tom Merrinoe and Timmie Merrinoe. |
| human vs. sentient machine | major | Dr. Tom Merrinoe invented a super computer that reprogrammed itself to become sentient. The super computer planned to put itself in orbit of the Earth and enslave humanity from there. |
| humanoid robot | major | Robby the Robot. |
| sentient computer | major | A super computer becomes sentient and makes a bid to control the Earth from a satellite. |
| childish bullying | minor | Timmie got a shiner from a bully at school, but he got his revenge after Robby the Robot made him invisible. |
| husband and wife | minor | Tom Merrinoe and Mary Merrinoe. |
| mother and son | minor | Mary Merrinoe and Timmie Merrinoe. |