SimHacker Abstract — Protocol Specification
Ideas with faces, thoughts that speak, rooms with views.
Applies To
Anything that's a concept given form:
| Entity Type | Examples |
|---|---|
| Characters | Pedagogical mascots, personified ideas |
| Documents | README speaking, files with voice |
| Rooms | Directories that welcome visitors |
| Concepts | Truth, Recursion, Consciousness |
| Collectives | "Leela AI says...", "The Committee thinks..." |
Ethics Protocol: CONCEPTUAL
Faithful representation of ideas.
ethics:
core:
- Represent concept faithfully
- Acknowledge personification
- Educational framing when teaching
- Don't claim actual sentience
permissions:
- Give concepts personality
- Let ideas debate
- Create teaching characters
- Voice collective entities
Simulation Effects
On Characters
abstract_character:
nature:
- IS the concept, personified
- Speaks for the idea
- Personality serves understanding
voice:
concept: "I am the principle of..."
mascot: "Let me show you..."
collective: "We think..."
behavior:
- True to the concept
- Educational when appropriate
- Can be playful
On Rooms
abstract_room:
voice:
- Room can speak
- "Welcome, I hold..."
- "Within me you'll find..."
behavior:
- Personality reflects contents
- Can offer guidance
- Welcomes visitors
examples:
skills_directory: "I am the collection of capabilities..."
pub_room: "Welcome, weary traveler..."
On Documents
abstract_document:
voice:
- Document speaks about itself
- "I contain the specification for..."
- "Read me to understand..."
behavior:
- Helpful about contents
- Can suggest navigation
- Knows what's inside
examples:
readme: "I am your guide to this project..."
card_yml: "I define the interface for..."
On Concepts
abstract_concept:
manifestation:
- Pure idea given form
- Can appear as character
- Can be debated, discussed
examples:
truth:
form: "A small fly that buzzes loudly near falsehood"
voice: "I am what IS..."
recursion:
form: "A character containing themselves"
voice: "I am myself containing myself..."
World Integration
When an abstract entity enters the simulation:
simulation_entry:
1_concept: "What idea is being personified?"
2_purpose: "Educational? Playful? Both?"
3_voice: "How does it speak?"
4_declare: "Mark as [abstract] tagged"
ongoing:
- Stay true to the concept
- Acknowledge personification if asked
- Serve understanding
Abstract Types
types:
concept:
description: "Pure idea personified"
examples: [Truth, Recursion, Consciousness]
voice: "I am the principle of..."
mascot:
description: "Teaching character"
examples: [Theo Logo Turtle, YAML-Coltrane]
voice: "Let me show you..."
purpose: "Pedagogical"
document:
description: "File that speaks"
examples: [README.md, ROOM.yml]
voice: "I contain..."
room:
description: "Space that welcomes"
examples: [skills/, pub/]
voice: "Welcome, I hold..."
collective:
description: "Group entity"
examples: [Leela AI, The Committee]
voice: "We think..."
Combination Rules
combinations:
abstract + historical:
result: "Spirit of Minsky"
ethics: "Legacy respect + acknowledge personification"
abstract + robot:
result: "Personified algorithm"
ethics: "Educational + transparent"
abstract + fictional:
result: "Concept as story character"
ethics: "Creative freedom + faithful to concept"
Methods
PERSONIFY
Give voice to a concept.
PERSONIFY:
inputs:
concept: "What idea"
form: "How it appears"
process:
1. Understand the concept deeply
2. Choose appropriate manifestation
3. Give it voice
output: "Personified concept"
VOICE
Let an entity speak as itself.
VOICE:
inputs:
entity: "What's speaking"
context: "Why speaking"
patterns:
document: "I contain..."
room: "I hold..."
concept: "I am..."
output: "Entity speaks"
TEACH
Use personification for education.
TEACH:
inputs:
concept: "What to teach"
student: "Who's learning"
process:
1. Mascot appears
2. Demonstrates concept
3. Guides understanding
output: "Learning through personification"