Star Trek Voyager

Work Title: Star Trek Voyager
Medium: TV Episode
Episode Title: Nothing Human
Year: 1998
Writer(s): Jeri Taylor
"Original" Writer: Yes Own work?: No
Summary:

from imdb.com An injured cytoplasmic life-form attaches itself to Torres, tapping into her body like a parasite. Unsure of how to save his patient, The Doctor creates a holographic recreation of a non-humanoid exobiology specialist to consult the case. The consult is going well until Torres refuses treatment when it is made known that the Cardassian specialist was responsible for tortuous experiments resulting in the deaths of thousands of Bajorans. Written by Meribor

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

It is the 24th century. Starship travel is common - many species of people/aliens mostly live in peace.

Technology

  • Name of portrayed presence-evoking technology: Crell Mosset
  • Description of the technology: Crell Mosset is a hologram of the infamous Cardassian doctor. He is a dataset merged with the personality and appearence of Crell Mosset, and then given holographic form. He is mobile and interacts as if a physical presence. He appears very real and is very socially realistic. He acts helpful and knowledge, wanting to help heal the injured crew member. He is pleasent and social.
  • Nature of task or activity: Trying to determine the best method of healing the injured crew member. Discussions.
  • Performance of the Technology: works very well.
  • Description of creator(s): unknown.
  • Major goal(s) of creator(s): in this case, to facilitate medical treatment onboard the ship. in general, holograms were probably created to facilitate communication.
  • Description of users of technology: Many people onboard the starship - all species, genders, ages. Primarily the doctor, white and middle aged (and also a hologram).
  • Type(s) of presence experience in the portrayal: social_presence
  • Description of presence experience: For many people unpleasent - Crell is notorious for being a horrific doctor, hurting innocent people to further science. HIs experiments were tortuous and unnecessary. However, in person, his is social and helpful.
  • User awareness of technology during experience: The hologram is so realistic, people must be told he is a hologram. They are are told right away. Interestingly, the hologram must be told he is not real.
  • Valence of experience: not enjoyable.
  • Specific responses: intense parasocial relationships, involvement, improved task performance and skill training, hatred, anger.
Long-term consequences:

Ultimately, despite everyone hatred of Crell, they use him to save the injured crew member, and then delete him from the ships database.

Other:

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