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Message no. 1
From: Aristotle antithesis@**********.com
Subject: looking at cybereyes.
Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2000 19:39:14 -0500
Greetings,

I was recently thinking about cybereyes. At present cybereyes reproduce
vision just as normal eyes. Modifications like Thermographic Vision and Low
Light Vision can be added later.

I was wondering if it would be possible to have cybereyes that did not
function as normal eyes. For instance those that only saw in Thermographic
or Low Light Vision.

I know that this would severely limit the character, but I didn't want to
do it for the public market. Maybe one character, or possibly a group
trained to work underground or specifically at night only.

Just curious,
Aristotle, The Sleeping Op.
Message no. 2
From: Lars Ericson lericson@****.edu
Subject: looking at cybereyes.
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 09:19:16 -0600
Aristotle wrote:
>
> Greetings,
>
> I was recently thinking about cybereyes. At present cybereyes reproduce
> vision just as normal eyes. Modifications like Thermographic Vision and Low
> Light Vision can be added later.
>
> I was wondering if it would be possible to have cybereyes that did not
> function as normal eyes. For instance those that only saw in Thermographic
> or Low Light Vision.
>
> I know that this would severely limit the character, but I didn't want to
> do it for the public market. Maybe one character, or possibly a group
> trained to work underground or specifically at night only.

I think the technology exists, but no company is going to be
manufacturing something that does not maintain normal vision. There
wouldn't be a large enough market for anything like that. Now perhaps if
the penalties for thermo or low-light were reduced, then there'd be an
argument for the groups you described above.


--
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-Lars Ericson: Professional Vagabond
Smalley Research Group, Rice University
E-Mail: lericson@****.edu
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but we love it anyways."
-- Sifl & Olly Show
Message no. 3
From: dbuehrer@******.carl.org dbuehrer@******.carl.org
Subject: looking at cybereyes.
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 08:45:13 -0700
Aristotle wrote:
>Greetings,
>
> I was recently thinking about cybereyes. At present cybereyes reproduce
>vision just as normal eyes. Modifications like Thermographic Vision and Low
>Light Vision can be added later.
>
> I was wondering if it would be possible to have cybereyes that did not
>function as normal eyes. For instance those that only saw in Thermographic
>or Low Light Vision.
>
> I know that this would severely limit the character, but I didn't
> want to
>do it for the public market. Maybe one character, or possibly a group
>trained to work underground or specifically at night only.

I don't see why not.

To Life,
-Graht
http://www.users.uswest.net/~abaker3
--
"Warm nights, good food, kindred spirits....great life!"
Message no. 4
From: Aristotle antithesis@**********.com
Subject: looking at cybereyes.
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 10:56:52 -0500
[ <snip> I was wondering if it would be possible to have cybereyes that did
not function as normal eyes. For instance those that only saw in
Thermographic. <snip> ]
Aristotle ( Time Unknown )

[ <snip> There wouldn't be a large enough market for anything like that.
Now perhaps if the penalties for thermo or low-light were reduced. <snip> ]
Lars Ericson ( 09:19 AM 2/28/00 -0600 )

Sort of like some kind of "improved thermographic vision?" I really wasn't
looking to create any *new* technology. Maybe I could find some reason to
explain letting the thermo/low light work like the natural version of the same.

Signed,
Aristotle, The Sleeping Op.
Message no. 5
From: Alfredo B Alves dghost@****.com
Subject: looking at cybereyes.
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 12:51:49 -0800
On Mon, 28 Feb 2000 10:56:52 -0500 Aristotle <antithesis@**********.com>
writes:
<SNIP>
> Sort of like some kind of "improved thermographic vision?" I really
> wasn't
> looking to create any *new* technology. Maybe I could find some
> reason to
> explain letting the thermo/low light work like the natural version
> of the same.

Maybe you don't need to. You could say that by switching to thermo only,
you create a better synergy with the visual cortex and the cybereyes
grant the equivelent of natural thermographic vision.

--
D. Ghost
A Mathmatician is a machine for turning coffee into theorems
--Paul Erdos

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Message no. 6
From: Sebastian Wiers m0ng005e@*********.com
Subject: looking at cybereyes.
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 14:46:28 -0600
From: Alfredo B Alves <dghost@****.com>
:> Sort of like some kind of "improved thermographic vision?" I really
:> wasn't
:> looking to create any *new* technology. Maybe I could find some
:> reason to
:> explain letting the thermo/low light work like the natural version
:> of the same.
:
:Maybe you don't need to. You could say that by switching to thermo only,
:you create a better synergy with the visual cortex and the cybereyes
:grant the equivelent of natural thermographic vision.

Excepting that, afaik, thermovision assumes you ALSO have normal visual
input. Using ONLY thermovision would be like opperating in full darkness
with thermo- +4 for artificial, +2 for natural. I don't think (at least) a
+2 visibilty mod all the time would be a good thing...

Mongoose

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