The Lifeforce Experiment story
A scientist attempts to capture a man's life force at the moment of the man's death.
9 total · 1 choice · 3 major · 5 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| life force | choice | The story follows Dr. MacLean's efforts to capture a dying man's life force in a storage device at the moment of his passing. |
| communicating with the dead | major | When Dr. MacLean hooked up Niki to his machine, she was able to communicate with either of Ken or her twin sister from beyond the grave. |
| coping with a terminal illness | major | Ken was dying from chronic myophocytic leukemia. |
| scientist occupation | major | The story follows the eccentric scientist Dr. MacLean as he experiments with capturing the life force of a dying person inside a battery-like device. |
| funeral rite | minor | The story concluded with some loved one's holding a funeral for Ken. |
| mind reading technology | minor | Dr. MacLean hooked up a machine to Jessica's brain and extracted visual representations of her thoughts. |
| science for war or peace | minor | Dr. MacLean expected that his life force capturing technology would be used for both good and evil ends. |
| speculative hypnosis | minor | Dr. MacLean used a talking computer to hypnotize people and read their thoughts. |
| the soul | minor | Dr, MacLean explicitly identified Ken's life force with his soul. |