SYNOPSIS + STATEMENT

A Different Goal is my first-ever foray into the realm of animation. Its images were created experimenting with Unity, a video game development software. Further elaborating and structuring the piece then took place through extensive sonic explorations. The work draws inspiration from an example given by philosopher David Chalmers, while trying to answer the following question: what would happen if intelligent machines started developing their own goals, different from those of humankind?

A Different Goal exists both as a standalone piece, and as one of twelve vignettes composing What Makes Us Human.

TECHNICAL SUMMARY

2023 • Experimental animated short film • 03:26 •

3D computer animation • Color • 1.78:1 • English

CREDITS

Concept, images, sounds: Marco Joubert

Narration: David Peterson

With support from: Fonds de recherche du Québec