META "Deadly Weapons"
Thought I might include this as it's got a bit more action than some (most) of the Dr Scure stories. Also, it takes place at a British SF con (in fact it is the second of two stories set at that con).
A few more details of the major quirk on the accidentally waved wheelchair. And, so of its limits.
This story has people using a personal disguise technology that makes them look and sound like a fixed defined character. This is based on a 'soft light' hologram, which makes bits of the wearer that extend out beyond the holo invisible, and does tricks like re-mapping their sight so it looks from the holo viewpoint, even if they are considerably larger or smaller. It doesn't affect any other sense, in particular touch. Trying to eat and drink while wearing one of these does work right. The holo is rather susceptible to electro-magnetic interference, briefly going black-and white, for example, and doesn't extend far into the infra red. You wouldn't trust this in a combat situation.
Is this reasonably within the limits of handwavium, at this date?
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"It is the business of the future to be dangerous" - Hawkwind
Thought I might include this as it's got a bit more action than some (most) of the Dr Scure stories. Also, it takes place at a British SF con (in fact it is the second of two stories set at that con).
A few more details of the major quirk on the accidentally waved wheelchair. And, so of its limits.
This story has people using a personal disguise technology that makes them look and sound like a fixed defined character. This is based on a 'soft light' hologram, which makes bits of the wearer that extend out beyond the holo invisible, and does tricks like re-mapping their sight so it looks from the holo viewpoint, even if they are considerably larger or smaller. It doesn't affect any other sense, in particular touch. Trying to eat and drink while wearing one of these does work right. The holo is rather susceptible to electro-magnetic interference, briefly going black-and white, for example, and doesn't extend far into the infra red. You wouldn't trust this in a combat situation.
Is this reasonably within the limits of handwavium, at this date?
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"It is the business of the future to be dangerous" - Hawkwind