????故事的主人公之一是從公元3000年穿越回來的機(jī)器人歷史學(xué)家。談到這位虛構(gòu)的人物時(shí),，亞當(dāng)斯說：“四個(gè)月前,，我在電子郵箱里收到了一張卡酷機(jī)器人的草圖，如今他已經(jīng)變成真的了,?！彼€提到了實(shí)現(xiàn)創(chuàng)意過程的技術(shù)現(xiàn)象：“創(chuàng)意和合作原來都只存在于我們的腦海，現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)變成了現(xiàn)實(shí),。我們把它稱作VAVADA,，即將視覺的、聽覺的,、虛擬的東西轉(zhuǎn)化為現(xiàn)實(shí)的東西,，將數(shù)據(jù)轉(zhuǎn)化為由原子組成的實(shí)物。這就是人類現(xiàn)在VAVADA的能力,。”

????除了會(huì)動(dòng)的機(jī)器人之外,，亞當(dāng)斯還對(duì)故事里這個(gè)新世界的電子游戲潛力感到興奮,。他曾經(jīng)為微軟（Microsoft）和育碧（Ubisoft）開發(fā)Kinect Xbox 360的音樂跳舞游戲《黑眼豆豆：生涯》（The Black Eyed Peas Experience）?！叭缃耠娮佑螒虻倪\(yùn)算能力令人驚訝,。我自己就是握著游戲操縱桿長大的，游戲機(jī)雅達(dá)利2600伴隨著我的童年,?？纯从螒虻闹橇λ健⒂螒虻姆N類和游戲里的人工智能,，現(xiàn)在的游戲是多么復(fù)雜細(xì)致,。大家可以通過身體與它們互動(dòng)，這是以前做不到的,。這是多么令人驚奇的事情啊,。”

????《巫師與機(jī)器人》讓亞當(dāng)斯能有機(jī)會(huì)重溫童年,。與此同時(shí),，這個(gè)故事還對(duì)學(xué)生的STEM教育有所幫助。亞當(dāng)斯是看著傳統(tǒng)漫畫《超人》（Superman）、《蜘蛛俠》（Spider-Man）和《蝙蝠俠》（Batman）,，動(dòng)畫卡通《變形金剛》（Transformers）,、《正義戰(zhàn)士》（Centurions）和《萬能麥斯》（Mighty Max）長大的。他甚至還在《X戰(zhàn)警前傳：金剛狼》（X-Men Origins: Wolverine）中出演了“幻影”約翰?瑞斯,。他說：“我現(xiàn)在仍然像個(gè)孩子,。在這個(gè)社會(huì)和文化氛圍中，我長成了一個(gè)成年人,，但我的好奇心依然像孩子一樣,。所以我在奇妙的幻想世界中融入了真實(shí)的科學(xué)和機(jī)器人技術(shù)?！?/p>

????亞當(dāng)斯表示,，他在許多企業(yè)中獲得成功的秘訣在于他選擇了好的合作伙伴。

????亞當(dāng)斯說：“這就是你有可能與之合作的人際圈的力量,。這就像我的Beats耳機(jī)或英特爾超級(jí)本一樣,。我很高興讓這些成為我的創(chuàng)造力的延伸?！?/p>

????如果說這一點(diǎn)并不是體現(xiàn)得十分明顯,，亞當(dāng)斯還對(duì)技術(shù)十分著迷。他還與美國國家航空航天局（NASA）和科技靈感與認(rèn)知組織（FIRST, For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology）這類推動(dòng)技術(shù)進(jìn)步,、同時(shí)促進(jìn)科學(xué)教育的機(jī)構(gòu)有著密切的聯(lián)系,。

????他說：“計(jì)算機(jī)拓展了我的想法和我的生活。能夠把自己的想法輸入電腦,，創(chuàng)作和編寫歌曲,，并與全世界實(shí)時(shí)分享，這深深吸引了我,。它激發(fā)了我的好奇心,，讓我從在計(jì)算機(jī)上寫歌發(fā)展到希望學(xué)習(xí)如何編寫程序。我對(duì)技術(shù)充滿熱情,，現(xiàn)在還在麻省理工學(xué)院（MIT）進(jìn)修計(jì)算機(jī)科學(xué)課程,。”

????這種熱情還帶領(lǐng)著他開展了一個(gè)新的音樂項(xiàng)目,，盡管他目前還不愿意透露太多細(xì)節(jié),。其中包含兩項(xiàng)他的愛好：機(jī)器人和音樂。

????他說：“我和其他人正在創(chuàng)作一些東西,，我打算在2014年公布出來,。它涉及到機(jī)器和作曲。實(shí)際上,，我正在忙著這個(gè)呢,?！?/p>

????目前，亞當(dāng)斯打算與布拉格愛樂樂團(tuán)（Prague Philharmonic）合作,，為《巫師和機(jī)器人》配樂,。音樂會(huì)結(jié)合電腦音樂和管弦樂的風(fēng)格。他還在制作一款應(yīng)用,，同時(shí)還在設(shè)計(jì)一個(gè)與這部漫畫小說有關(guān)的網(wǎng)站,，其中包括大量互動(dòng)內(nèi)容?？傊?，這部新的原創(chuàng)作品看起來前途一片大好。（財(cái)富中文網(wǎng)）

????譯者：嚴(yán)匡正?????

????"Four months ago I was emailed a rendering of Kaku, and now he's real," said Adams, referring to the robot historian from the year 3000 that's a central character in the story. "All that creativity and collaboration used to just be in our heads and now it's come to life." Adams refers to the phenomenon of technology democratizing the creative process: "We call it VAVADA, which is Visual, Audio, Virtual to Actual, Digits to Atoms. It's the power of VAVADA right now in society."

????In addition to action figures, Adams is excited about the video-game potential for this new universe. He previously worked with Microsoft (MSFT) and Ubisoft (UBSFY) on the Kinect Xbox 360 dance music game, The Black Eyed Peas Experience. "The computational power in today's video games are just amazing," he said. "I grew up with a joystick in my hand. I grew up with Atari 2600. To see the level of intelligence and the types of games and the artificial intelligence that's actually in them, that's just amazing how sophisticated games are now and how you can now physically interact with them like you couldn't before."

????Wizards & Robots offers an escape for Adams to relive his childhood, while at the same time helping to shed light on the power of STEM education for kids. He grew up reading traditional comics like Superman, Spider-Man and Batman, and watched cartoons like Transformers,Centurions and Mighty Max. He even appeared as John Wraith in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. "I'm still like a kid," Adams said. "I'm an adult that's been brought up in this society and culture, but my curiosity is still like a kid. That's where this interpretation of merging real science and robotics within a fantastic fantasy world came from."

????The secret to Adams's success in multiple business ventures has been the partners he's teamed up with, he says.

????"It's all the power of your collaboration and your circle of people that you can potentially collaborate with," said Adams. "It's the same with my hardware like Beats headphones or Intel ultrabooks. I'm happy for that to be a part of an extension of my creativity."

????In case it's not completely obvious by this point, Adams is fascinated by technology. He's been involved with organizations like NASA and FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) that push technology forward, while promoting the education of science.

????"Computers amplify my ideas and my life," he said. "Being able to spit ideas into a computer to make and compose songs and share them with the world in real-time just fascinated me. It sparked my curiosity to go from writing songs on computers to wanting to learn how to program code on computers. Now I'm taking a computer science course at MIT as a result of my passion for technology."

????That passion has also led to a new project for the musician, although he won't go into much detail at the moment. But it does involve two of his loves: robots and music.

????"There are some things that I'm dabbling in with other folks that I'm creating with that I want to reveal in 2014, when it comes to machines and composing music," he said. "I'm working on that now, actually."

????For now, Adams is going to score the soundtrack for Wizards & Robots with the Prague Philharmonic. The score will fuse computer music with orchestral compositions. He is also working on an app and a hyper-interactive website for the graphic novel. And the future looks bright for this new IP.