texting in 2070, simsense question |
texting in 2070, simsense question |
Oct 20 2009, 04:31 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 89 Joined: 25-September 08 Member No.: 16,377 |
What is the minimum that would be required for hands-free texting? There would have to be some form of neural interface, correct? Like a datajack, simrig, or implanted commlink?
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Oct 20 2009, 04:35 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,679 Joined: 19-September 09 Member No.: 17,652 |
What is the minimum that would be required for hands-free texting? There would have to be some form of neural interface, correct? Like a datajack, simrig, or implanted commlink? You would require some form of DNI. DNI comes from implanted commlinks, datajacks, and trodes (Nano and regular). Sim modules require DNI to operate. I think simrigs count as DNI, but I'm not 100% sure. Edit: Oh, and you could also set it up to do voice to text I'm sure. |
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Oct 20 2009, 04:42 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 89 Joined: 25-September 08 Member No.: 16,377 |
Ok, that makes sense. Thanks!
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Oct 23 2009, 12:51 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 81 Joined: 25-November 08 Member No.: 16,629 |
QUOTE Edit: Oh, and you could also set it up to do voice to text I'm sure. Well, I honestly don't see the point because at that point you can simply record your voice in your head. I've always viewed it sort of how in Ghost In The Shell when they talk to each other over the Net' but it's all echo-y to be distinct from noises coming from outside of your head. |
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Nov 2 2009, 12:16 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,899 Joined: 29-October 09 From: Leiden, the Netherlands Member No.: 17,814 |
I'm sure you could also have a small microphone on your throat and a program that translates your whispers to text (if you dont want implants or DNI.) Programs like that would be trivial in the 2070s.
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Nov 2 2009, 12:31 PM
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panda! Group: Members Posts: 10,331 Joined: 8-March 02 From: north of central europe Member No.: 2,242 |
Well, I honestly don't see the point because at that point you can simply record your voice in your head. I've always viewed it sort of how in Ghost In The Shell when they talk to each other over the Net' but it's all echo-y to be distinct from noises coming from outside of your head. as a personal experience, text is sometimes more practical then voice for getting the message across. Especially if one is giving instructions or codes, unless one can do the whole military radio alphabet thing... |
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Nov 2 2009, 12:35 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,190 Joined: 31-May 09 From: London, UK Member No.: 17,229 |
I'm not sure texting exists as we know it. The sender can choose any input method. It can be text, DNI, speech,... The receiver can choose any output method: DNI, sound, text,... Since text-to-speech and speech-to-text are mastered, the input and output media do not have to be related anymore.
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Nov 2 2009, 12:36 PM
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panda! Group: Members Posts: 10,331 Joined: 8-March 02 From: north of central europe Member No.: 2,242 |
yep, i kinda recall that shadowtalk, while presented in text in the books, involve full VR personas poping in to make comments, and that was why the older books talked about deleting massive amounts of data after a flame war or similar...
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Nov 2 2009, 02:46 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,002 Joined: 22-April 06 From: Canada Member No.: 8,494 |
There is a hierarchy of transition of information. This hierarchy is based on how long it takes someone to process the information in their head. Texting is one of the lowest means of transmitting information to someone else and as literacy decreases, so does the effectiveness of texting (you might as well be sending mores code to some people). Voice mail or even better video mail would be the most effective way to send a message to someone else (and the Matrix can handle that amount of bandwidth easily).
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Nov 3 2009, 01:50 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,899 Joined: 29-October 09 From: Leiden, the Netherlands Member No.: 17,814 |
The main advantage of text would be to visualize structure of information, like tables or a list of items. The structure tends to be more obvious when it's visualized.
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Nov 3 2009, 01:57 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 346 Joined: 17-September 06 From: Utah USA Member No.: 9,402 |
I believe that some of the new fiction mentions local area chatting through text taking place. I pictured this as a spamming of information to everyone within a certain area (probably definable by the receiver and user). Would be fun for social situations. Kind of like a very local Facebook where everyone is your friend.
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