Star Trek Voyager

Work Title: Star Trek Voyager
Medium: TV Episode
Episode Title: Infinite Regress
Year: 1998
Writer(s): Robert Doherty
"Original" Writer: Yes Writer(s): Jimmy Diggs
"Original" Writer: Yes Own work?: No
Summary:

from imdb.com Voyager comes in contact with Borg technology that causes Seven of Nine to display multiple personalities.

  • Self-Written?:
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Era/Year of Portrayal: distant_future
Distinctive characteristics of the world in portrayal:

Space travel exists - including into deep space. There are several species that mostly coexist peacefully.

Technology

  • Name of portrayed presence-evoking technology: Seven of Nine
  • Description of the technology: Seven of Nine began as human, and then was assimilated into the Borg collective (droids) at age 6. Currently, she is an adult - part human and part cyborg. She works on a Star Ship. She has a connection with Borg technology and can sense it throughout space, recieving updates and viruses. She has only recently began experiencing human emotions. She appears mostly human with cyborg accessories.
  • Nature of task or activity: Conversations, daily interaction with co-workers.
  • Performance of the Technology: after being infected with a virus, the borg portion of Seven is corrupted - multiple personalities emerge.
  • Description of creator(s): The Borg species. Cyborgs.
  • Major goal(s) of creator(s): to take over the universe.
  • Description of users of technology: Everyone on the star ship - men, women, Vulcans, other species, all races and ages.
  • Type(s) of presence experience in the portrayal: social_presence
  • Description of presence experience: As if interacting with another human, but partially cyborg - she doesn't have many emotions, and seems removed and anti-social, with a mind concentrated on work.
  • User awareness of technology during experience: yes.
  • Valence of experience: it is generally fine.
  • Specific responses: involvement, intense parasocial relationships, dislike, mistrust.
Long-term consequences:

Happy - Seven is healed by the Vulcan mind meld.

Other:

Coder name: Amanda Scheiner
Coder email: amandags@temple.edu
Coder affiliation: Temple University