{"id":11197,"date":"2026-04-09T01:33:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T05:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/?p=11197"},"modified":"2026-04-09T01:33:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T05:33:35","slug":"the-explorer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/index.php\/2026\/04\/09\/the-explorer\/","title":{"rendered":"The Explorer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"THE EXPLORER\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4G-FsozlECM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Synopsis: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This story is a celebration of different cultures. It is told from the perspective of an alien explorer. The Explorer is visiting Earth on a mission to design a \u201cstandard human disguise.\u201d The Explorer travels around Earth collecting cultural artifacts for it\u2019s &#8220;Disguise Kit&#8221;. The Explorer ultimately concludes that humans are too diverse to standardize. The standard for humans is diversity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Video edited using Premiere Pro.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Video \/ Image Assets:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8220;Title Card&#8221; by Nyabi Benjamin is licensed under<a> <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\/deed.en\">CC BY 2.0<\/a>. Created using Canva.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201cMission Control Message (Intro)\u201d by Nyabi Benjamin is licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\/deed.en\">CC BY 2.0<\/a>. Created using Canva<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/videos\/spaceship-alienship-aliens-space-145735\/\">Spaceship, alienship, alien<\/a>\u201d by <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/users\/aivreasastii-28244525\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AiVreaSaStii<\/a> is licensed under the \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/service\/license-summary\/\">Pixabay Content License<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201cAlien in Mission Control Room\u201d AI\u00a0Image generated using the prompt \u201c<em>Design an image of an alien transmission room during a report log. In the room, a non-human alien is facing blank screen with back facing the view.<\/em>\u201d\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adobe.com\/products\/firefly.html#:~:text=Outputs%20from,beta,-%2E\">Adobe Firefly<\/a>. March 2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201cMission Control Room Screen\u201d AI\u00a0Image generated using the prompt \u201cGenerate an image that is a large blank version of the green screen in the reference image. Make the screen the whole image, face on<em>.<\/em>\u201d\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adobe.com\/products\/firefly.html#:~:text=Outputs%20from,beta,-%2E\">Adobe Firefly<\/a>. March 2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201cExplorer 7 Mission Log, typing\u201d by Nyabi Benjamin<a> is licensed under <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\/deed.en\">CC BY 2.0<\/a>. 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