T.A.L.E.
The T.A.L.E., short for Translation Another Life Engine (dub: Transportive Another Life Engine), is a device in Digimon Liberator. It is a fully immersive metaverse gaming pod created by I.D.E.A. available at amusement facilities all over the world used to enter VR simulations, with its main use being games such as Digimon Liberator[1]. Its lead developer is Kazuki Keisuke, husband to debugger Kazuki Suzune[2].
Overview[edit]
The Translation Another Life Engine (dub: Transportive Another Life Engine) is named after its purpose of transporting users to another life. The abbreviated name, T.A.L.E., alludes to it giving users the opportunity to experience stories firsthand.
Diverging from existing VR technology, the devices fitted inside this pod do not rely on actual physical movements, instead reading brainwaves and motor signals and projecting them onto an in-metaverse avatar. This facilitates a fully immersive metaverse experience.
This device is currently popular in facilities like amusement centers in Japan and elsewhere around the world. User numbers are expected to increase globally following planned updates to the automatic translation feature, providing support for even more languages.
Along with this increase, there are also plans to expand the number of software titles available. When T.A.L.E. was first released, only I.D.E.A. developed software for it, but after development was opened up to third parties, the number of available titles rapidly rose, reaching over 50 at the end of last year. Hit titles such as Digimon Liberator have driven this trend and a steady growth in the line-up is expected.[3]
The T.A.L.E. is a successor to earlier full-dive machines like the Alicepod Mark II, which were plagued with a fatal system error: when a user's brainwaves synced too deeply with the application, their consciousness would become trapped, unable to return to their body. This is known as the Alice Glitch. Modern full-dive machines, including the T.A.L.E., are designed to prevent the Alice Glitch.[4]
Home T.A.L.E.[edit]
After a delay in development, I.D.E.A. is developing a home version of T.A.L.E. for general release. It aims to utilize the goggle-like device found within existing T.A.L.E. devices as a base to create a device at a size and cost that's feasible for personal use.
With regards to software, I.D.E.A. is in the middle of making tweaks for titles requiring peripheral devices, and intend to make it possible for many of the titles previously only playable in amusement arcades to be played at home.
Although up until now T.A.L.E. has been developed as a metaverse pod for gaming, the at-home T.A.L.E. will also facilitate office needs. By establishing a new and secure connection for safer communications, work can be undertaken in a virtual corporate space.[3]
A prototype for the Home version exists in the development office at I.D.E.A.. However, as its synchronization for Digimon Liberator in it is not yet complete, it is not considered ready to be used.[5]
The Home T.A.L.E. dev kits were given to the Debug Team members sometime after the Sam the Clown incident. They allow their users to dress themselves in summer outfits.[4]
Usage[edit]
To enter Digimon Liberator through a T.A.L.E. pod, the user must set their D-Storage in a specific slot for it in the T.A.L.E. Said D-Storage must also be activated by reading a Digimon card with it. Once inserted, it'll perform a buzzing sound. Afterwards, the user must sit in the pod and put on the goggles-like device found within the device. This activates the device, which then reads the user's brainwaves and motor signals and projects them onto an in-metaverse avatar.[1]
Appearances[edit]
Manga[edit]
Digimon Liberator[edit]
Kazama Shoto and Kinosaki Arisa use a T.A.L.E. pod to enter LACUNA in "Welcome to LACUNA".
Due to a lack of T.A.L.E. pods, as they were all in use, Cool Boy intends to use the prototype of the home version to enter LACUNA in "RAID ON THE WORLD (Part 1)". While Yao Qinglan warns him against it, as its synchronization with Digimon Liberator is not yet complete, Cool Boy decides to use it nonetheless due to the crisis situation caused by Imperialdramon: Fighter Mode (Black) and its Imperialdramon: Dragon Mode (Black) corpses. Unchain offers to debug it on-the-fly to make it possible for him to enter LACUNA and search for Shoto.
Shoto uses a T.A.L.E. pod to enter LACUNA once again in "Re:START (Part 1)".
Yuuki mentioned the Debug Team members were given the Home T.A.L.E. dev kits, which would allow them to enter LACUNA in summer outfits, in "THE SKY FALL (Part 2)". However, they were still forced to enter the game with their work devices.
Novel[edit]
Digimon Liberator[edit]
Violet Inboots mentioned talk of a home T.A.L.E. device coming soon in "Forever. Always. Together.".
Additional Information[edit]
| References | Notes |
| Digimon Liberator (Comic and Novel) | |
|---|---|
| Main Characters (Comic) | Kazama Shoto • Kinosaki Arisa • Owen Dreadnought • Violet Inboots • Yao Qinglan • Cool Boy • Close • Zenith |
| Partner Digimon (Comic) | Muchomon • Pteromon • Shoemon • Elizamon • Ghostmon • Sangomon • Omekamon • Sunarizamon • BEMmon |
| Main Characters (Novel) | Yuuki • Saikiyo • Ryutaro Williams • Kazuki Suzune • Altea • Unchain |
| Partner Digimon (Novel) | Impmon • Funbeemon • Tyranomon • Yukidarumon • Espimon |
| Other Characters | Oumi Reina • Horaiji Chitose • Gazimon • Hackmon |
| Antagonists | Freezing Knight • Aruba Dokuson • Deep Savers • Sam the Clown |
| Terms | Digimon Card Game • LACUNA • D-Storage • T.A.L.E. • I.D.E.A. • NPC • Unique Emblem • Cross Connectia |
| Other | List of Chapters (Comic) • List of Chapters (Novel) • List of Characters (Comic) • List of Characters (Novel) • LIBERATOR |
