But as far as the concept of HAL, who HAL was, his character - I had no role in creating him.

We're not that far from being able to plant images, memories, and emotional states directly into the brain.

There's a consistency in my work that pops up independent of the limitations of the technology.

The technology of the time dictated the way things looked.

My particular aesthetic of light and color and design wouldn't change as a result of working with computer graphics rather than with slit scan or miniatures.

Clearly, if wed had the kind of computer graphics capability then that we have now, the Star Gate sequence would be much more complex than flat planes of light and color.

But as far as the concept of HAL, who HAL was, his character - I had no role in creating him.