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Zefiris (zefiris) wrote in chaosu_ooc,
@ 2008-07-11 05:40:00

Current mood:	sleepy
Entry tags:	question

Zefiris and Rion will be tinkering with technology and hopefully fulfilling some of your Q needs. I had an idea for a device that I wanted to run by you all and then get some constructive criticism.

Since Zefiris can scan the area (and keep tabs on her D-Knight if need be), I thought that she might be able to extend it to making a GPS-type system to keep track of Asgardians' locations and possibly even health status.

There will also be a holographic map of the area, probably to be set up in a common area and connected with the aforementioned locator system. It’d be something that anyone could use (if Blythe could talk to Zefiris/Rion after this is unveiled, they could probably figure out a way to manipulate the energy projection so that Blythe could “see” it) since Metatron won’t always be here to save our butts.

The locating system would be based mainly on Zefiris’s own programming. If she’s taken out of commission for some reason, the system would stop tracking until she’s back up. Redundancy may be built into the system depending on what technology is available (I’m assuming there aren’t any GPS satellites up in this world) and what abilities are available to Asgardians that offer to help.

My major questions: Monitor health (when applicable)? Require a locator (like a bracelet or the like)?

Please let me know what you think: suggestions, questions, etc.

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	holylance 2008-07-11 08:42 am UTC (link)
	...L would love Zefiris and Rion forever if they did this, you know? He suggested something like it a little while back. xD <3 I think it's a great idea! The health monitor and locator parts of it sounds good, too. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	1st_lord 2008-07-11 09:36 am UTC (link)
	I just think it's so much more cool if players do it than if Metatron does it. And even though Metatron started fulfilling what L requested... I think Metatron would totally get rid of the old ones for Zefiris. Hers even have a bonus feature? lol (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	zefiris 2008-07-11 06:43 pm UTC (link)
	I'm glad you both like it. R & D will commence shortly. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	luke_lawliet 2008-07-11 11:22 am UTC (link)
	Yes, yes, L would love this... xD (Reply to this) (Thread)

	zefiris 2008-07-11 06:46 pm UTC (link)
	I looked through L's journal posts. I think we can work in a verbal signaling feature that would help prevent harm, as opposed to having the locators triggered by the person being harmed. We're here to do what we can. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	luke_lawliet 2008-07-11 06:49 pm UTC (link)
	Ha, yes. He'd also appreciate that. Very cool. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	silverknight 2008-07-11 11:47 am UTC (link)
	Something to rival Jazz' sensors... cool. I wonder if Jazz would be annoyed or amused at Asgard creating their own sensor relay. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	zefiris 2008-07-11 06:47 pm UTC (link)
	Asgard vs Niflheim: The Arms Race. LOL (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	silverknight 2008-07-12 02:29 am UTC (link)
	Sounds like a neat idea. Just wait until Jazz starts the new Star Wars project because Manhatten is just too clumsy for his taste. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	zefiris 2008-07-12 02:51 am UTC (link)
	In which Jazz and Zefiris are too busy trying to outdo each other, with the others being like "where the hell are they?!" during the Trials. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	silverknight 2008-07-12 02:56 am UTC (link)
	Why do I now have the picture of Itchy and Scratchy in my head, with the both staring at each other and behind each of them a really huge cannon aimed at the other? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	zefiris 2008-07-12 03:05 am UTC (link)
	Because you're weird. ^_~ I wonder who would be who... (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	silverknight 2008-07-12 03:08 am UTC (link)
	Good question. Who would be the mouse and who the cat in this kind of game? Is there even a definition that can be used in moments like these? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	zefiris 2008-07-12 03:14 am UTC (link)
	Would Spy vs Spy be a better metaphor? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	silverknight 2008-07-12 03:19 am UTC (link)
	Could be, but when I hear spy I always think Mata Hari and James Bond, and I have the feeling us two will not even meet for a long time. Area 51 against the Tunguska project, or is that too X-Files? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	zefiris 2008-07-12 03:26 am UTC (link)
	Nothing is too X-Files (2nd X-Files movie!). Well, Jazz is the REAL alien... (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	silverknight 2008-07-12 03:46 am UTC (link)
	Should I stage some nice abductions, complete with greys et al? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	zefiris 2008-07-12 04:01 am UTC (link)
	That would be hilarious. "I thought they only existed in the movies!" O.O We could get some crop circles in, too. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	silverknight 2008-07-12 04:21 am UTC (link)
	g Should I look into design ideas? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	zefiris 2008-07-12 04:32 am UTC (link)
	Could we get away with an Alien Conspiracy Malfunction Day, do you think? Men in black, abductions, Elvis... Giant Stargates in the middle of the Emptiness... (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	silverknight 2008-07-12 04:47 am UTC (link)
	Now that would be just awesome. Would a Malfunction Week be overkill with this setting? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	zefiris 2008-07-12 04:53 am UTC (link)
	We'd be able to get little mini-conspiracies going, and everyone could have some of the fun. "Is that a giant flying pyramid?!" I will put it forth in the Malfunctin Days post. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	silverknight 2008-07-12 05:52 am UTC (link)
	You just had to bring up Immortal ad Vitam, eh? Or was that a Stargate reference? Both have flying pyramids, so... I'll prepare some Pinky and Brain worthy conspiracies. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	zefiris 2008-07-12 06:05 am UTC (link)
	Alas, Stargate. I am woefully inadequate when it comes to sci-fi movies. And anything shown only on cable, for that matter. Maybe we can all get lightsabers: they're shiny. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	silverknight 2008-07-12 06:11 am UTC (link)
	And I know too many. That is as unhelpful as your situation. Lightsabers... that brings me back an idea. Maybe I should bring a certain Sith Lord into the game. How would you feel to play chess with Darth Vader? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	zefiris 2008-07-12 06:26 am UTC (link)
	And with our powers combined, we are super geeky! That would be really interesting, especially since Niflheim is populated with so many... er... enthusiastically chaotic members. I have visions of Mello getting force-choked for being himself. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

silverknight
2008-07-12 06:51 am UTC (link)

Something must be seriously wrong with me if I got a Sailor Moon dejavu from what you just said.

And dearest Vader is all about the order of things, yes. I can see the appeal of a bit choking here and there. But what would be if he were recruited by the light side?

Note to self: write applycation for Sith Lord... or maybe Darth Maul - we need some coolness factor here.

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	zefiris 2008-07-12 05:28 pm UTC (link)
	I was going for a Captain Planet reference, but shrug. It's been a while since I watched Sailor Moon. Vader in Asgard... That would be unexpected. What point in Vader's life would you pull him from? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

silverknight
2008-07-13 03:48 am UTC (link)

Now that you say it the reference is more than obvious. Haven't watched Captain Planet since I was eight years old.

The best point to suck him out of his 'verse seems the end of Return of the Jedi, right after he died on the Deathstar - his 'return to Light side' as it's often described by fans. Personally, I see nothing of a change in morale in him, he just didn't want his kid being fried by the emperor. Doesn't make him 'good', just a father who's not wanting to see his son die.

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	zefiris 2008-07-13 03:29 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah, watching Captain Planet is what my friends do in our spare time... That does give him motivation to fight for Asgard: I don't want Satan to fry my son after I died to stop Luke from being fried by Palpatine. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	silverknight 2008-07-13 03:50 pm UTC (link)
	I see that as a cool way to pass the time. Now that's a good way to explain it. 'Mr Vader, why did you choose the side of angels when you've voluntary and with your full senses followed a megalomaniac into a dangerous empire?' Answer: 'I did not like the way Lucifer was looking at my son.' begins to strangle the oen who questioned (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	zefiris 2008-07-13 04:19 pm UTC (link)
	Glad you approve. ^_^ LOL. Metatron's wards would put a damper on Vader trying to choke anyone within Asgard. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	silverknight 2008-07-13 05:07 pm UTC (link)
	Then his Sithliness needs to be... creative in his murder attempts. g (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	zefiris 2008-07-13 05:27 pm UTC (link)
	That isn't a disturbing thought at all. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	silverknight 2008-07-14 02:41 am UTC (link)
	Mister Burns voice Excellent... end voice (Reply to this) (Parent)

	my_private_life 2008-07-11 11:48 am UTC (link)
	From a player and character standpoint, I say go for it! It's something that a lot of people have been dancing around, in a way, but no one has the technology or experience to actually come up with it. So it would be very well received. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	zefiris 2008-07-11 06:47 pm UTC (link)
	Glad for the support. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	schroedinger 2008-07-11 04:13 pm UTC (link)
	Even though I don't have any over thar at Asgard, I think it'd be pretty cool to see it, anyway. :D (Reply to this) (Thread)

	zefiris 2008-07-11 06:47 pm UTC (link)
	All to further the game. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	schroedinger 2008-07-12 01:15 pm UTC (link)
	:3 yuppers. ^^ (Reply to this) (Parent)

	pyro_madness 2008-07-11 08:07 pm UTC (link)
	Wonderful stuff! =D (Reply to this) (Thread)

	zefiris 2008-07-11 09:37 pm UTC (link)
	Your approval makes me happy. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	lonely_vocals 2008-07-13 08:30 am UTC (link)
	It all sounds most interesting. It would be a very handy thing, especially for certain characters who perhaps get themselves into messes unintentionally...pokes Morana-muse, shifty eyes (Reply to this) (Thread)

	zefiris 2008-07-13 03:30 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah, it seems that some Asgardians are more jeopardy-friendly than others. coughGlitchcough (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lonely_vocals 2008-07-14 12:26 pm UTC (link)
	Yush, they just seem to attract trouble. XD This actually made me think of what I would do with Morana when I have to hiatus in September. If I chose to have her wander out of Asgard for the time then at least there would be some way to keep tabs on her and everyone would know she was okay, thanks to the health monitor. ^^ (Reply to this) (Parent)