Thread: The New Reality (Kiari03 & PatricioINTP)

The VR machines resemble a fancy and sleek reclined chair with a large, hollow semi-sphere dominating the head side, and a number of medical monitors on the side. A middle aged 6 foot tall man approached her with a smile. He was slim and seemed to just starting to prematurely bald. Shaking her hand, he says, My name is Patrick. Besides being one of the head designers of this system, I will be monitoring your stay with us. Go ahead and lay down. There is a lot here, but dont be too intimidated by it. The system is in beta and we want to confirm data to the government that its perfectly safe. Me and my colleagues have used it without problems. But for the government to be happy, testing on a variety of people is needed. Once comfortable, close your eyes. After Roslyn laid down, he started sliding head gear into place. He covered her ears with what resemble headphones, muffling all the other sounds in the room. Next came two tiny cushion like parts that covered her eyes. While deaf and blind to the rest of what is happening, she can feel him work as he attached things to her arms and body. She heard through the headphones his voice, calm and reassuring, as he explained everything he was doing. It took several minutes, ... but it will be worth it, he promised. Finally came down the hollow semi-sphere. Roslyn felt something or several things being placed all over her head. Relax now. The sudden jolt of entering may take some getting use to. Patrick went over to the console. Before kicking on the Sensory Output Generator, he first started the Feedback Input Monitor SOG and FIM to the creators. SOG was the real beta test. FIM was technically just leaving alpha, and not being fully run. The medical portion was not only for regulation. FIM records the users biometrics so that if the user seems to be reacting to the simulation negatively, it can do an emergency shutdown of SOG. But it can do a lot more. It can control the body itself. Being in a roller coaster wont feel real unless FIM fools the body into thinking it is feeling gravitational forces. It can increase or decrease heart rate, cause mild coughing and tears if one is exposed to smoke, and so forth. It does keep more negative aspects to a minimum. Expect me to use this on your character, just to warn you While FIM isnt needed, without it the VR world will just appear to be a video game than the real thing and at the same time keep the user medically safe. Still, hearing FIM can do all of this was deemed, though necessary, potentially scary for new users. So its function and existence was kept from the participants. What wasnt being used was it more brute force abilities. Amplify brain chemicals or inject drugs into the body. Fool the user to feel hungry or full. Things that can cause someone, who knows this is a simulation, great alarm if abused. For Patrick, in or out of the VR world, it allowed him to monitor what Roslyn was experiencing along with her health condition. When FIM was up and running, he said through the headphones, Starting the sensory output. This might be a bit jarring at first. Your brain expects to see nothing since your eyes are closed and covered. Take a few deep breaths and you should see it kick on in a few seconds. A robotic sounding womans voice came one saying, Sog on. Gradually, a ground and sky appeared, along with trees till the whole area was filled into a thick forest, covering the entire sky. The temperature got hotter, though FIM stopped when it detected her reaching the highest temperature she feels comfortable with. Next, sounds of birds filled the landscape and finally the smell of a rain forest. The robotic voice came on again. Sog loading of sim finished. You are free to walk around. Patricks voice came back on. You should have heard the computer. Please explore the environment and tell me how real it seems. Then Ill run some things and see how you respond. FIM reported all of her biometrics was normal. He looked at her, wondering who she is in real life.