Slinky

A "slinky" , or sensory link movie, is a form of media enjoyed via use of a brain implant, allowing someone to experience something from someone else's point of view. These stories can be factual recordings of an experience--such as Copernicus Jones' escape from Europa--or can be staged or otherwise planned, such as a slinky star's adventure at a resort or exotic location. 
Slink recordings can be edited, and there's a massive market for them in 2100. The most popular kinds (aside from explicit content) involve cooking, sports, and various dramas--some scripted, some not. 
Implants for viewing slinks are called downslinks, with an estimated 100 million in current use. Recording a slink requires another type of implant called an upslink, and are relatively rare. 
== History ==
Invented by Nanodynamics in 2052, slinkies became popular with the rise of safe brain implants.
== Notable Examples ==
* War Under the Ice, a testimony and recorded experience by Copernicus Jones. Escape from captivity on Europa.Transhuman Space, p.17
== Other Uses ==
* Some upslinks are used to study animal behavior--and in more authoritarian states, monitor prisoners.
* Downslinks are also used to educate and entertain bioroids while they grow.
== Fandom and Theory ==
* It may be possible for an AI to utilize a downslink using only software, as they already exist entirely in digital form.
* With advances in AI intelligence and speed, it may be possible to censor certain inputs in the short 2-second delay between recording and transmitting.
* Slinkies--especially unedited, long-form slinkies--can be used as evidence in court, and would likely be treated more like video evidence than testimony.
== References ==
Category:Setting Concepts