Early Conceptual Sketches of Blended Reality and the Precursor to the BBS Quad (2022)

Authors

David Smith, CUNY New York City College of TechnologyFollow

Document Type

Working Paper

Publication Date

12-2025

Abstract

This document contains two original hand-drawn conceptual sketches created in early 2022, representing the earliest visual formulations of what would later evolve into the Balanced Blended Space (BBS) framework. The drawings predate my first conversations with ChatGPT and were produced as part of my independent sabbatical research into blended environments, mediated performance, and human–machine interaction.

The first drawing examines human–computational mediation, perception, and internal mapping. The second sketch—later referred to informally as the “BBS Quad”—extends this idea by reconciling cognition–computation symmetry with physical–virtual spatial relationships. Published together, these images document the conceptual foundations of the BBS framework prior to its collaborative refinement in dialogue with generative AI and should be regarded as primary artifacts in the theoretical genealogy of Balanced Blended Space.

Comments

This document is being deposited as an archival artifact representing the earliest surviving conceptual sketches that led to the development of the Balanced Blended Space (BBS) framework and related research initiatives. It is part of a multi-document collection charting the evolution of BBS, including later long-form AI-assisted dialogues and formal theoretical papers. Additional items in this sequence will be deposited separately to preserve chronological clarity and historical context.