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Discussion: Communication via Telepathy
7 years ago
I've been thinking and talking to some people about this so uh... yeah... join the discussion if you want.
Situation: A character is mute but knows quite a bit of magic. How would they communicate? I think telepathic imagery.
Assumption A: The psychic transmitter can transmit images or animations to any creature around them.
Assumption B: The psychic can imprint their transmissions with emotions, or only transmit emotion, which I believe is more useful than imagery of the transmitter's face if the transmitter wishes to communicate to other creatures which may not be able to read a different species's facial expression well. The problem with only transmitting emotion by itself is how easily it can be abused to cause depression to people unknowingly. The opposite could be true as well, so... would they make good therapists?
I'm thinking assumption B would require a higher skill level in the magics though.
The recipient gets a short animation, most of the time it's gif like showing a scenario, or still images in your mind. They may appear in the recipient's mind sharply or subtly, which can be comparable to urgency or simply being loud.
Most of the time Lathanial sends them sharply... I guess you can say he's loud... or maybe responsible... subtly may have a more maliciously intent.
IF THEN STATEMENTS
Assuming only A is true, then...
2 different images/animations. The first one is heavily red or green tinted.
Red meaning IF !(image / animation) if this scenario doesn't happen
Green meaning IF (image / animation) if this scenario happens
2nd image/animation is the THEN part showing what happens.
Assuming both A and B is true then...
Negative emotion type imprinted would emphasize IF !(image / animation) if this scenario doesn't happen.
Positive emotion type imprinted would emphasize IF (image / animation) if this scenario happens.
This provides more versatility to allow some kind of nature to be situated with the statement. Like a dare would simply be statement + risky emotion. A favor would be statement + peaceful submissive like emotion. Adding assertiveness would be changing the emotion to be more stress inducing... I guess.
QUESTIONS
Assuming only A is true:
Grayscale image / animation followed by a frame containing pure white/grey/black or an animation variation of the 3.
If the recipient doesn't understand, they may replace the image in the frame with the symbol for questioning if they knows said symbol in your language... often it's a "?" or a variation of that.
Assuming A and B is true:
No need for grayscale, could imprint with a confused emotion. Or negative confusion if the transmitter wants to be assertive or aggressive.
OPINIONS
Assuming only A:
Could be a 2 images / animation. First one being the transmitter's body transitioning into it's brain and then the scenario or idea in image/animation form.
Assuming A & B:
May only need an image/animation and an emotion imprinted on it.
TIME
Could vaguely be transmitted using celestial body (sun(s), moon(s)) position, most notably sunrise, sunset.
Or seasonal changes...
More precise time measurements may require a common language between the participants.
Ideas for conveying this in 3D Animation:
If this were to be a first person animation, Assumption A would be easy with just a purple or pink-ish vignette. Assumption B would require audio cues which is outside my skill level.
If it wasn't a first person animation, audio cues would probably be acceptable both ways...
And let me know your thoughts on this whole idea...
Situation: A character is mute but knows quite a bit of magic. How would they communicate? I think telepathic imagery.
Assumptions
Assumption A: The psychic transmitter can transmit images or animations to any creature around them.
Assumption B: The psychic can imprint their transmissions with emotions, or only transmit emotion, which I believe is more useful than imagery of the transmitter's face if the transmitter wishes to communicate to other creatures which may not be able to read a different species's facial expression well. The problem with only transmitting emotion by itself is how easily it can be abused to cause depression to people unknowingly. The opposite could be true as well, so... would they make good therapists?
I'm thinking assumption B would require a higher skill level in the magics though.
The recipient gets a short animation, most of the time it's gif like showing a scenario, or still images in your mind. They may appear in the recipient's mind sharply or subtly, which can be comparable to urgency or simply being loud.
Most of the time Lathanial sends them sharply... I guess you can say he's loud... or maybe responsible... subtly may have a more maliciously intent.
Communication
IF THEN STATEMENTS
Assuming only A is true, then...
2 different images/animations. The first one is heavily red or green tinted.
Red meaning IF !(image / animation) if this scenario doesn't happen
Green meaning IF (image / animation) if this scenario happens
2nd image/animation is the THEN part showing what happens.
Assuming both A and B is true then...
Negative emotion type imprinted would emphasize IF !(image / animation) if this scenario doesn't happen.
Positive emotion type imprinted would emphasize IF (image / animation) if this scenario happens.
This provides more versatility to allow some kind of nature to be situated with the statement. Like a dare would simply be statement + risky emotion. A favor would be statement + peaceful submissive like emotion. Adding assertiveness would be changing the emotion to be more stress inducing... I guess.
QUESTIONS
Assuming only A is true:
Grayscale image / animation followed by a frame containing pure white/grey/black or an animation variation of the 3.
If the recipient doesn't understand, they may replace the image in the frame with the symbol for questioning if they knows said symbol in your language... often it's a "?" or a variation of that.
Assuming A and B is true:
No need for grayscale, could imprint with a confused emotion. Or negative confusion if the transmitter wants to be assertive or aggressive.
OPINIONS
Assuming only A:
Could be a 2 images / animation. First one being the transmitter's body transitioning into it's brain and then the scenario or idea in image/animation form.
Assuming A & B:
May only need an image/animation and an emotion imprinted on it.
TIME
Could vaguely be transmitted using celestial body (sun(s), moon(s)) position, most notably sunrise, sunset.
Or seasonal changes...
More precise time measurements may require a common language between the participants.
Ideas for conveying this in 3D Animation:
If this were to be a first person animation, Assumption A would be easy with just a purple or pink-ish vignette. Assumption B would require audio cues which is outside my skill level.
If it wasn't a first person animation, audio cues would probably be acceptable both ways...
What I want from you
I dunno if I'm missing any kinds of communication types or ideas. So if I am, please let me know.And let me know your thoughts on this whole idea...
