STICKY: USER INTERFACE

USER INTERFACE

hardware, failsafes, pain tolerance and pkmn speech

The virtual world mimics real life, and the Nintendo WorldScreen provides its users a completely immersive deep-dive experience. Players will experience input from all five senses while in the game. As you control your avatar like your real body, all brain power is re-routed to the WorldScreen during gameplay, meaning your real body will not otherwise be controllable from within the Deep Dive.

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{WHAT IS 'DEEP DIVE?'}

IC, all players sign a license agreement and disclaimer before using the WorldScreen, as the relationship between the console and the player's mind may seem invasive to those unfamiliar with similar Deep Dive technology.

The Deep Dive experience can be considered a type of shared, cleverly designed lucid dream. Mental commands that usually control the user's real-life body are redirected into the WorldScreen, where they control the game avatar instead. This connection is what allows users to experience full sensory immersion in UNOVR, where players can enjoy a true-to-life game experience.

Famous examples in media may include Sword Art Online, Tron, The Matrix, or even something like James Cameron's Avatar.

Certain elements of the overworld are also influenced by the player's subconscious mind, which Nintendo totes as a feature meant to enhance realism and create a personalized user experience. The WorldScreen assures players that the exchange is one-way only: your mind informs the game, but the system has no more power to influence the player than any other violent video game.

Nintendo and Hydance are not liable for any personal elements you (consciously or subconsciously) bring to the game, including character likeness, trauma, or similarity to real-world events. The base game strives to be a safe, curated experience that captures the classic joy and wonder of the Pokémon series.

Due to the unique nature of Deep Dive and the way information is input directly into the player's mind, it is not possible to stream or capture live feed of UNOVR gameplay. Third-party technology can be modified to capture visual and audial data from the game, but recently Nintendo has issued a cease and desist to these so-called "streamers", perhaps fearing legal backlash despite their lengthy official disclaimer. Rumors of high-profile celebrities and world leaders playing the game may have contributed to this decision.

The user may set their Pain Tolerance to either REDUCED or REALISTIC for a more “true to life” experience. Players with Reduced Pain will have their pain dulled/blunted while in the game, but this will also apply an artificial Pain Threshold that will cause the user to white out when the cap is exceeded. Players on Realistic Pain have no such threshold in place—only their own tolerance.

Failsafe technology is in place to prevent being “trapped in the game” due to hardware malfunctions. Real-Life players using the WorldScreen will be automatically logged out if the system detects any hardware malfunction, and disturbances near the player’s body (strong motion, loud noises) will also trigger an alert in-game. Nintendo recommends finding a quiet, stable place to use the WorldScreen for the most immersive user experience!

The default User Interface is standardized across all WorldScreen games. By default, the UI is summoned by opening one or both palms like a book, but the user can set a custom action to activate the user interface instead (drawing a circle, swiping right, finger guns).

In UNOVR, players can choose whether or not to display PKMN SPEECH. PKMN SPEECH is an experimental feature meant to enhance personalized gameplay that allows you to hear the voices of different Pokémon. When enabled, Pokémon will display different personalities and characteristics, much like human NPCs. Players may OPT OUT of this feature or reenable it at any time.