From the Uprising General Notes Pad: Computers
Jan 26, 2014 21:16:31 GMT
Post by pragmaticpolymath on Jan 26, 2014 21:16:31 GMT
Back when Screwface Romeo and I were the only ones creating and conceptualizing Uprising, we kept our ideas on a notepad that we shared over the interwubz. Starting out, Screwface had a vision for the series/franchise that I wholly agree upon. So, here is the content that we came up with, at the beginning of it all; which we feel is the foundations on which you all can build.
The red text is what He's conceptualized, and the black is my input. So, here we go!
Computers are mostly cloud-based, with massive server hubs transmitting processing power to tiny remote units that serve as personal computers. This is convenient, but also makes it easy for the communications companies to monitor all your data, and sell it to the highest bidder. Thus, the truly paranoid prefer a dedicated home server. The user interface is interesting: all humans, and any aliens who have regular contact with humans, or work in the tech industry, either have retinal implants, or wear reality-augmenting eyetaps which display computer screens, advertisements, control panels, etc. as “holograms” painted directly onto the user’s vision. Tiny gyroscoping sensors implanted into the fingers with a syringe allow the computer to track a person’s fingers, and render a virtual keyboard for them. A person has control over who can see their “screens”, with the ability to allow others to perceive all or some of what their implants are projecting. So, the world looks like it’s full of holograms, but really you’re just seeing things that aren’t there. Skilled hackers can crack into people’s reality augmentation, the effects of which can be anything from constant, annoying popups to completely changing a person’s perspective of the world.
The red text is what He's conceptualized, and the black is my input. So, here we go!
Computers are mostly cloud-based, with massive server hubs transmitting processing power to tiny remote units that serve as personal computers. This is convenient, but also makes it easy for the communications companies to monitor all your data, and sell it to the highest bidder. Thus, the truly paranoid prefer a dedicated home server. The user interface is interesting: all humans, and any aliens who have regular contact with humans, or work in the tech industry, either have retinal implants, or wear reality-augmenting eyetaps which display computer screens, advertisements, control panels, etc. as “holograms” painted directly onto the user’s vision. Tiny gyroscoping sensors implanted into the fingers with a syringe allow the computer to track a person’s fingers, and render a virtual keyboard for them. A person has control over who can see their “screens”, with the ability to allow others to perceive all or some of what their implants are projecting. So, the world looks like it’s full of holograms, but really you’re just seeing things that aren’t there. Skilled hackers can crack into people’s reality augmentation, the effects of which can be anything from constant, annoying popups to completely changing a person’s perspective of the world.