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We got the chess set in Maya and some reference from the film, Pawn Sacrifice (2014)

With human augmentation on the rise in the hype cycle for emerging technologies, 2016, it comes down to two paths. Disability compensation and capability augmentation. As these experiences become more intelligent and immersive, there can be a greater production of exoskeletons. With companies such as Ekso Bionics and B-Temia, rehabilitation for people with disabilities and injuries; augmentation of human strength, endurance, and mobility at factories, distribution centers, and construction sites; increasing the metabolic reserve of a soldier while preventing short and long term injuries better supports and protects its user. Ekso GT is a robotic exoskeleton approved for rehabilitation purposes for stroke and spinal cord injury patients. Recovering from such injuries, it helps patients get back on their feet sooner by encouraging them to contribute to their power while in rehab.  Ekso GT also supports midline orientation and balance awareness, as it has been approved by the U.S...

          With human augmentation on the rise in the hype cycle for emerging technologies, 2016, it comes down to two paths. Disability compensation and capability augmentation. As these experiences become more intelligent and immersive, there can be a greater production of VisionCare's Implantable Telescope Technology. Focused on disability compensation, specifically, patients with End-Stage AMD, it enlarges images by 2.2 or 2.7 times their regular size given that it's in front of your eye. It allows the patients distinguish images that may have been difficult to see while reducing the 'blind spot.'           This telescope implant the size of a pea is currently in its third-generation. Can you imagine this in its fourth- or fifth-generation? Reason I decided to research this was because human augmentation is already happening. Hearing capacity is being restored and increased, human exoskeletons are being used to augment movement, sens...

Software: Nuke  Sequence #1: Pictures #1-11  Sequence #2: Pictures #12-24  Pictures color corrected by me: #5-7, 12-16