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#AVATARA is the name of a VIP network that individual used to have access to | #AVATARA is the name of a VIP network that individual used to have access to | ||
'''The network''' can be seen as an extrapolation of the [http://about.bloomberg.com/about/hardware/desktop.html Bloomberg terminal]. | '''The network''' can be seen as an extrapolation of the [https://web.archive.org/web/20070618141005/http://about.bloomberg.com/about/hardware/desktop.html Bloomberg terminal]. | ||
:The artwork on the right could have been a splashscreen on such a terminal. | :The artwork on the right could have been a splashscreen on such a terminal. | ||
'''The guy''' may have been the [ | '''The guy''' may have been the [[wp:Chief executive officer|CEO]] of [[BGI]] until the [[12/3|Cataclysm]], and thus can be considered as a forerunner of [[Oni2:META|META]] (hence the ME and TA katakana in the splashscreen/logo) | ||
===Name origin=== | ===Name origin=== | ||
;From [ | ;From [[wp:Avatar|Wikipedia]] | ||
:The Sanskrit word ''' | :The Sanskrit word '''avatāra-''' literally means "descent" and usually implies a deliberate descent into lower realms of existence for special purposes. | ||
;Sur le fil du rasoir | ;Sur le fil du rasoir | ||
:means "on the razor's edge" in French. Taken at brainstorm-time from | :means "on the razor's edge" in French. Taken at brainstorm-time from the above article: | ||
::"The search for knowledge is never easy. As the Upanishads say, it is like walking on the razor's edge." | ::"The search for knowledge is never easy. As the Upanishads say, it is like walking on the razor's edge." | ||
:Also echoes [ | :Also echoes [[wp:Blade Runner|Blade Runner]] a bit. | ||
===Avatars=== | ===Avatars=== | ||
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====Architecture==== | ====Architecture==== | ||
See [[WCG# | See [[WCG#WCG_Today..._East_and_West|HERE]] for now. | ||
====Vehicles==== | ====Vehicles==== | ||
Here's the kind of car I'd drive if I was a European AVATARA dude: [http://arabam.milliyet.com.tr/fuar/2004/paris/peugeot_907.jpg Peugeot 907]. | Here's the kind of car I'd drive if I was a European AVATARA dude: [https://web.archive.org/web/20070822124844/http://arabam.milliyet.com.tr/fuar/2004/paris/peugeot_907.jpg Peugeot 907]. | ||
: | :A review says: "120mph travelling backwards..." | ||
Here's the kind of "bike" I'd have some of my bodyguards drive if I was a European AVATARA dude: [ | Here's the kind of "bike" I'd have some of my bodyguards drive if I was a European AVATARA dude: [https://www.moteurnature.com/actu/2004/peugeot_quark.php Peugeot Quark] | ||
:(erm, yeah, try imagining it blacker, badder, with SMG-toting passengers...) | :(erm, yeah, try imagining it blacker, badder, with SMG-toting passengers...) | ||
Oh well... it's more stable/futuristic than a bike, and less flashy/ugly/unpractical than the [http://www. | Oh well... it's more stable/futuristic than a bike, and less flashy/ugly/unpractical than the [[wp:Dodge Tomahawk|Dodge Tomahawk]]. | ||
More cars (for completeness), streamlined ones: | |||
:A recent concept: [http://web.archive.org/web/20160404072602/http://www.webwombat.com.au/motoring/news_reports/holden-efijy-concept-car-of-year-2007.htm Holden EFIJY] | |||
:One not so recent: [https://www.ultimatecarpage.com/img/Delage-D8-120-S-Pourtout-Aero-Coupe-18178.html Delage Pourtout Aero] | |||
:A short-lived one: [https://www.supercars.net/blog/1947-rolls-royce-phantom-iii-labourdette-vutotal-cabriolet/ V12 Labourdette Vutotal] | |||
:[http://web.archive.org/web/20150818162900/http://www.carbodydesign.com/archive/2008/02/13-morgan-lifecar-concept-preview Morgan LIFECar] | |||
And a not-so-streamlined one... | |||
:The sexiest box on wheels ever: [[wp:DMC DeLorean|DMC-12]] (sorta retained for [[AE]]) | |||
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==Related== | ==Related== | ||
*[[WCG]] | *[[WCG]] | ||
*[[BGI]] | *[[BGI]] | ||
*[[Oni2:META|META]] | *[[Oni2:META|META]] | ||
[[Category:Oni 2]] | |||
Latest revision as of 17:39, 27 June 2022
AVATARA
The entity is twofold :
- AVATARA is the alias of a character suggested for an epilogue to Oni
- AVATARA is the name of a VIP network that individual used to have access to
The network can be seen as an extrapolation of the Bloomberg terminal.
- The artwork on the right could have been a splashscreen on such a terminal.
The guy may have been the CEO of BGI until the Cataclysm, and thus can be considered as a forerunner of META (hence the ME and TA katakana in the splashscreen/logo)
Name origin
- From Wikipedia
- The Sanskrit word avatāra- literally means "descent" and usually implies a deliberate descent into lower realms of existence for special purposes.
- Sur le fil du rasoir
- means "on the razor's edge" in French. Taken at brainstorm-time from the above article:
- "The search for knowledge is never easy. As the Upanishads say, it is like walking on the razor's edge."
- Also echoes Blade Runner a bit.
Avatars
The people having access to AVATARA may be influent executives from the WCG side.
They may also occupy more ambiguous positions and still benefit from it. See HERE for now.
Architecture
See HERE for now.
Vehicles
Here's the kind of car I'd drive if I was a European AVATARA dude: Peugeot 907.
- A review says: "120mph travelling backwards..."
Here's the kind of "bike" I'd have some of my bodyguards drive if I was a European AVATARA dude: Peugeot Quark
- (erm, yeah, try imagining it blacker, badder, with SMG-toting passengers...)
Oh well... it's more stable/futuristic than a bike, and less flashy/ugly/unpractical than the Dodge Tomahawk.
More cars (for completeness), streamlined ones:
- A recent concept: Holden EFIJY
- One not so recent: Delage Pourtout Aero
- A short-lived one: V12 Labourdette Vutotal
- Morgan LIFECar
And a not-so-streamlined one...