- noun
- A reconstruction of a deceased person, cloned from their DNA and implanted with their scanned memories.
- Origin
- Portmanteau of ‘reconstruction’ and ‘clone’.
- Source
- A Borrowed Man
- noun
- A device for transmitting the sensorium.
- Origin
- Phonetic transcription of “be me”.
- Source
- The Fractal Prince
- noun
- A virtual reality scenario experienced via direct interface with the brain.
- Origin
- Portmanteau of ‘transmit’ and ‘dream’.
- Source
- The Algebraist
- noun
- A reconstruction of a deceased person of historic note, created from their corpus of documented works.
- Origin
- Coined with allusion to reincarnation.
- Source
- Accelerando
- noun
- A person who makes recordings of their sensorium.
- Origin
- Portmanteau of ‘memory’ and ‘recordist’.
- Source
- Central Station
- noun
- A formal conflict within a virtual reality – i.e. one where the outcome matters beyond the confines of the battle environment itself.
- Origin
- Portmanteau of ‘conflict’ and ‘simulation’.
- Source
- Surface Detail
- noun
- The anniversary of a person’s death, celebrated posthumously by a computer simulation of the deceased.
- Source
- Red Dwarf
- adjective
- Of a simulated scenario: becoming ripe with political intrigue.
- Origin
- Presumed to be coined after the Russian historical figure, Grigori Rasputin.
- Source
- The Hydrogen Sonata
- noun
- A simulated reality installation.
- Origin
- Derived from ‘holographic’.
- Source
- Star Trek: The Next Generation
- adjective
- Of a simulated scenario: so complex as to cause horror or disgust.
- Origin
- Corruption of ‘grisly’.
- Source
- The Hydrogen Sonata
- noun
- A recording or broadcast of the sensorium.
- Origin
- Abbreviation of ‘simulated stimulation’.
- Source
- Neuromancer