| From: | dghost@****.com dghost@****.com |
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| Subject: | #Shadowrun: 64th reunion |
| Date: | Tue, 8 Jun 1999 08:55:16 -0500 |
On IRC an on the mailing list, I see a lot of virtual giving of virtual
objects (though sometimes this might be linked to some real object ...
ie, someone goes to get food and shares with channel on IRC.). This has
great potential for use in Shadowrun. I see in SR people meeting on
boards like Shadowland exchanging object codes to demonstrate their
skill. For example, someone might create a cookie program and take care
to emulate the smell, feel, taste, etc of the cookie. Then, when the
cookie copied to another user, that user's icon eats the cookie (runs the
program) and the user experiences the simsense representation of the
cookie. Different objects would have different levels of detail ... an
object that was coded on the fly or on a whim probably doesn't have much
detail but an object that has been refined over time would probably have
extraordinary quality. Even if a user's collection of objects are from a
script (Fastjack Matrix Persona Script v1.666), the objects probably have
modifications due the user's tastes as well as additions of objects
recieved in chat. No, the cookie that cyberuser1 got frm cyberuser1`
won't alter cyberuser1's chances to break into the Renraku Host, but it
would be interesting to 1) have such objects in a run (ie, * Pixel waits
for the file to upload, munching on the cookie he got from Jett last
week.) and 2) portray netmeetings (business or pleasure) as such.
Additionally, I see channels being virtual rooms with channel operators
being able to sculpt the scenery as they change the topic now.
Non-operators would be able only to introduce new objects into the
scenery rather than evoke such large scale changes. Bots would become
frames -- probably low level, but it might be interesting to see a higher
end frame's excess resources be turned over towards inducing a semblance
of AI.
This makes me wonder ... could virtual cigarettes be programed to quench
the nicoteen (sp?) craving?
Oh well, this post probably won't make a tremendous world shattering
impact on anyones game but I thought it was an interesting idea and
decided to share. :)
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