Publications

We propose a five-layer implementation architecture for the S3Q (Simulated, Situated, Structurally Coherent) theory of consciousness. Rather than introducing novel formalisms, the architecture composes published computational primitives into a single pipeline, mapping each tenet to compatible machinery with defined interfaces, a developmental bootstrap sequence, and falsifiable predictions the conjunction produces that no subset does in isolation.

Drawing on the first-person account of World Memory Championship Grandmaster Nelson Dellis, this paper describes methods used in elite memory competition and examines them through the S3Q theory of consciousness. It proposes experiments on expertise, imagery, distinctiveness, and the boundaries of expert memory performance.

The theoretical foundation the implementation architecture builds on. S3Q identifies three jointly necessary conditions for qualia — grounded sensorimotor situatedness, internal simulation via a world model, and structural coherence between predictions and observations — defining what consciousness requires at the functional level.

CERES accelerates topographic-map expertise by repeatedly pairing procedurally generated contour maps with brief first-person views of the corresponding simulated terrain. Participants make orientation judgments with immediate feedback and adaptive difficulty; preliminary pre/post results show improved rapid, intuitive map understanding after high-repetition practice.