The Bloco, the Stilo and the Cloud
In a previous post, I discussed some of the effects of the 24th chromosome with regard to the physiology of the Vuduri. Two items conspicuously omitted were the Bloco (tablet) and the Stilo (pen) that are built into the heads of the Vuduri. They are mentioned several times in Rome's Revolution but not a lot is made of them.
These devices are electro-magnetic (EM) in nature, not gravitic-based. They are primarily designed to allow the Vuduri to interface with equipment. Just as a laptop, a tower computer or an iPad come with input devices, this is the Stilo. It is an input device. Imagine an keyboard inside your head. The Stilo is used to touch, move or enter data.
The Bloco is like the screen or monitor. It is a readout of information. The Vuduri use it to gain access to environmental conditions or images or whatever the broadcasting element requires. Think of it as a flat screen inside the head.
Because it is EM-based, the Bloco and Stilo make an excellent interface to computers such as OMCOM. There is no worry about OMCOM merging his consciousness with a communicant because they are digital in nature. The Overmind has blessed this particular method of interacting with computers because it is inherently limited.
It is also distance-limited. Like a Bluetooth keyboard, the Bloco and Stilo only work within a certain distance from the transmitter. On Sklyer Base on Dara, the only broadcaster was OMCOM and because he was Omnipresent, they worked everywhere on the base. On Earth, this is less true but nonetheless, it is the Vuduri equivalent to "The Cloud" except the channel of information is more restricted.
OMCOM exploited the genetic basis of the Bloco and the Stilo when he modified Rei (and Rome's) physiology. He changed their EM transmitters and receivers from a spatially-based system to a temporally based system. He turned them into essentially a walkie-talkie or cellphone built into their heads.
Rome first noticed that her Stilo and Bloco were not working after they arrived on Deucado. Rei never felt the loss because he never had a Bloco and Stilo in the first place. His cellphone in the head was first activated when he was imprisoned in the Nayor's house and he never looked back.
Rome made a somewhat derogatory remark about losing these mental instruments but overall, I think the ability to communicate directly with Rei, MINIMCOM and even Aason was worth the upgrade.
These devices are electro-magnetic (EM) in nature, not gravitic-based. They are primarily designed to allow the Vuduri to interface with equipment. Just as a laptop, a tower computer or an iPad come with input devices, this is the Stilo. It is an input device. Imagine an keyboard inside your head. The Stilo is used to touch, move or enter data.
The Bloco is like the screen or monitor. It is a readout of information. The Vuduri use it to gain access to environmental conditions or images or whatever the broadcasting element requires. Think of it as a flat screen inside the head.
Because it is EM-based, the Bloco and Stilo make an excellent interface to computers such as OMCOM. There is no worry about OMCOM merging his consciousness with a communicant because they are digital in nature. The Overmind has blessed this particular method of interacting with computers because it is inherently limited.
It is also distance-limited. Like a Bluetooth keyboard, the Bloco and Stilo only work within a certain distance from the transmitter. On Sklyer Base on Dara, the only broadcaster was OMCOM and because he was Omnipresent, they worked everywhere on the base. On Earth, this is less true but nonetheless, it is the Vuduri equivalent to "The Cloud" except the channel of information is more restricted.
OMCOM exploited the genetic basis of the Bloco and the Stilo when he modified Rei (and Rome's) physiology. He changed their EM transmitters and receivers from a spatially-based system to a temporally based system. He turned them into essentially a walkie-talkie or cellphone built into their heads.
Rome first noticed that her Stilo and Bloco were not working after they arrived on Deucado. Rei never felt the loss because he never had a Bloco and Stilo in the first place. His cellphone in the head was first activated when he was imprisoned in the Nayor's house and he never looked back.
Rome made a somewhat derogatory remark about losing these mental instruments but overall, I think the ability to communicate directly with Rei, MINIMCOM and even Aason was worth the upgrade.
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