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GAMBIT Communications Director on James Bond gadgets

Geoffrey Long, Communications Director at the Singapore-MIT GAMBIT Game Lab, in “The Q factor: How the science behind James Bond’s gadgets was reinvented”:

Since the franchise was rebooted with 2006’s “Casino Royale,” however, there have been Draconian cutbacks to Q branch. That may be because movie audiences may be too jaded to appreciate fantastical doohickeys, said Geoffrey Long of the Singapore MIT GAMBIT Game Lab via email.

“Given the two-plus years of development time required to take such a film from script to cineplex, it’s become incredibly difficult for sci-fi to keep coming up with mind-blowing yet somewhat feasible new gizmos and gadgets,” said Long. “If Bond does indeed have an amazing supercomputer in ‘Quantum,’ I for one will be keenly interested in seeing what it can do – and then seeing if my own laptop can outdo it.”

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About Andrew Whitacre

Andrew directs the communications efforts for CMS/W and its research groups. A native of Washington, D.C., he holds a degree in communication from Wake Forest University, with a minor in humanities, as well as an M.F.A. in creative writing from Emerson College.

His work includes drawing up and executing strategic communications plans, with projects including website design, social media management and training, press outreach, product launches, fundraising campaign support, and event promotions.