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From: "Michael E. Cating" <bs601@*********.FREENET.EDU>
Subject: D. Henry and Team
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1993 01:36:40 -0400
*****ENCRYPT: @*.Henry/Team#1@
>>>>>[OK, when I was hired, Mr. Henry told me that I was going to be
working 24 hours a day. Well, I hate to admit it, but I already am. I
just had a dream about OptiClash. I can't remember all of it, but I
specifically recall something about putting the decker personas in an
unusual-looking vehicle with which to traverse the Matrix maze. I can
best describe the vehicle as a sled, in which the persona (hopefully
biped) was in head-first. The sled would be very sleek and very fast.
This sled would, in reality, be a reality filter on the deck with mid-
to high-level attack program on it. Each sled would be a different color
or pattern. (Perhaps the deckers that become pros could have their own
symbol? Like a blood red sled, or a grinning mouth with vicious teeth on
the front or something.) A greater variety of obstacles could exist in
the virtual maze; moving parts don't have to obey the laws of physics in
the Matrix. I do have one problem that needs to be considered, however:
if either the chopper or the persona is destroyed, is the decker out of
the game entirely? I would think yes, or else a decker could just forget
the chopper and win via the Matrix. Some games, however, especially the
team-oriented ones, could keep disabled players. I don't know; it's too
late to figure this stuff out for sure. I would like some input on this,
though.]<<<<<
-- Mercer [98:31:51|01-51-25]

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