Bodyware: AR Manipulators

Similar to AR gloves, only implanted, AR Manipulators are usually found for those who need to interact with AR whenever, and wherever, they are. Most users prefer relatively minor implants in the fingertips and forearms, layered under the skin and out of sight, but the 'Cool kids' often have them on the outside instead, chromed up and shown off for status.

AR Manipulators ... 0.1 Essence ... [1] capacity ... 1000 Y






Draft version. Should the essence/capacity be doubled? Should the cost be higher? Would anyone be interested in this? Thoughts, overall?

See, what I don't get is why you need AR gloves when you've got simsense to begin with? If you're a hacker, you've got a sim module on your deck, wouldn't that also work for AR, allowing you to type on a virtual keyboard, or anything else you want for that matter?

Well, really, you don't.

But not everyone is a Hacker with rating 4-5 in the Electronics skillgroup. Joe Average, with his 1 computers probably doesn't know he can get full AR with the Sim Module that comes standard with his commlink. In fact, the companies that make them have a very good reason to convince him that it's simply Not Good Enough, and would he like to improve his AR experience with these nifty AR gloves that, hey, we just happen to have behind the counter? And don't you want to wire your entire wardrobe while you're at it? What, an electrode headset? Haven't you ever heard of Trode Itch? A discerning customer such as yourself certainly wouldn't want an unsightly rash, would you? Of course not. Nanopaste? Didn't you hear? The UniOmni Medical association has determined it'll give you terminal skin-failure. What sort of saleman would I be if I let that happen to my customers... Perhaps you'd like to talk to our in-house surgeons? We're running a deal this week on sense link implants...

Although, speaking of implants and the hassle of having to re-configure or re-apply your trode sets whenever you take them off, I wonder why there isn't an option to get the electrodes implanted subdermally (or tattoo'd in). The reception through your skull would have to be even better w/o skin and hair getting in the way, and since they're not wired to anything but themselves, there'd be no resultant essence loss, as there is with a datajack.

I´ll take an internal simlink module if you don´t cut the price.

Huh.

I was udner the impression that a Simrig was needed for VR, but, for AR, you needed the gloves and an image link.

Thus the idea of making a cybergloves option.

A simrig gets rid of teh need for gloves at all?

Which is kind of odd, since a Simrig attachment for your commlink is, IIRC, cheaper than AR gloves.

Huh.

You only need a DNI link (datajack or implanted comlink) to control AR with mere thoughts.

While a sim module may be used to percieve AR, it is not necessary - any display, etc. will do.
It is, however, required to experience VR.

Wow. About five different ideas of what you have to have.

Anyone have anything official-ish to trot out?

Now I'm getting interested in figuring the situation out!

The SR4 BBB states that the Sim Module is used to directly experience simsense programs and VR. pg. 318

So in order to interact with AR you just need a display link of some kind (AR goggles, Image link, etc.) and a commlink. AR gloves can help you work AR without needing to use the physical or voice controls.

what does BBB mean?

Big Black Book, it's an older reference to SR3 days when the special edition had an all black cover. I think it goes back even further, not sure.

SR1 was blue, SR2 and 3 were black. So it started out meaning the big blue book.

ok so it's just refering to the core book then?

What about RAW?
I keep on reading that one too.

RAW = Rules As Written