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One of Markus's paintings depicting humanity.
Humans (Homo sapiens) are a species of great ape who are the only extant members of the subtribe Hominina appearing in Detroit: Become Human. They can serve as overarching antagonists in the form of the Public Opinion mechanic or sympathizers, affecting gameplay.
History[]
Pre-game[]
Humanity underwent a history likely paralleling real world history. In the 2020s and 2030s, humans had significantly advanced technologically. In 2018, Elijah Kamski founded Cyberlife. He would create the first androids and in 2022, Chloe would become the first android to pass the Turing test. The creation of androids and the furthering of autonomous vehicles and machinery freed humans from Intense labor.
In 2024, Cyberlife began the commercial production of androids. They quickly caught on over the next several years, becoming a normality of everyday life. Russia and China developed their own android technology while Japan chose to embrace Cyberlife androids. With androids and humans existing synonymously by the late 2020s The United States passes legislation centered on androids in 2029.
This did not come without negative consequences as unemployment rates greatly increased due to androids taking up most lines of work. Humans impact was also seen on the environment. By 2038 global warming caused sea levels to rise, affecting coastal areas around the world in turn. Humanity had caused the extinction of several species such as bees and polar bears that would later be recreated in the form of androids like the URS12. Human birthrates also dropped as many humans preferred to live with an android rather than other human beings.
Intelligence[]
The human brain, the focal point of the central nervous system in humans, controls the peripheral nervous system. In addition to controlling "lower," involuntary, or primarily autonomic activities such as respiration and digestion, it is also the locus of "higher" order functioning such as thought, reasoning, and abstraction. These cognitive processes constitute the mind, and, along with their behavioral consequences, are studied in the field of psychology.
Generally regarded as more capable of these higher order activities, the human brain is believed to be more "intelligent" in general than that of any other known species. While some non-human species are capable of creating structures and using simple tools—mostly through instinct and mimicry—human technology is vastly more complex, and is constantly evolving and improving through time.
Humans are one of the relatively few species to have sufficient self-awareness to recognize themselves in a mirror. Around 18 months most human children are aware that the mirror image is not another person.
The human brain perceives the external world through the senses, and each individual human is influenced greatly by his or her experiences, leading to subjective views of existence and the passage of time. Humans are variously said to possess consciousness, self-awareness, and a mind, which correspond roughly to the mental processes of thought. These are said to possess qualities such as self-awareness, sentience, sapience, and the ability to perceive the relationship between oneself and one's environment. The extent to which the mind constructs or experiences the outer world is a matter of debate, as are the definitions and validity of many of the terms used above.
The physical aspects of the mind and brain, and by extension of the nervous system, are studied in the field of neurology, the more behavioral in the field of psychology, and a sometimes loosely defined area between in the field of psychiatry, which treats mental illness and behavioral disorders. Psychology does not necessarily refer to the brain or nervous system, and can be framed purely in terms of phenomenological or information processing theories of the mind. Increasingly, however, an understanding of brain functions is being included in psychological theory and practice, particularly in areas such as artificial intelligence, neuropsychology, and cognitive neuroscience.
External links[]
- Human - Wikipedia