Who else has mods?

[FlatFoot]

Thinking about the gearing up for my other lens implant and playing the game made me think a bit.

Here we are, playing games and even discussing ramifications of nanoaugmentation/biomodification. It's still 'science fiction' but not for long. Some of us have precursors of biomods installed already.

I guess it started with metal plates to take the place of skull bones, went on to pacemakers, titanium fittings for bones, artificial hips, insulin pumps--the list goes on. Of course none of this gives us superhuman abilities, they just help keep some of us alive and make quality of life better for the rest of us.

Speaking as someone with a 'mod' I'm just wondering who else in the community has a 'built-in' mechanical or electronic device.

:)

[Perelaai]

My vision is augmented. ;)

Cheers,
~{Perelaai}~

[FlatFoot]

Now remember I'm talking about *inside* the body, here.

[kiddknapp2003]

I have two stainless steel stint implants in my heart.

[RobK]

Correction of bodily faults (like artificial heart valves) is a looooooong way from augmenting physical ability. Sure, the name of the game is the same, improving physical performance, but they not really in the same ballpark

I do believe that nanotechnology is going to come a long way in the next 50 years or so, and probably will even spread to augmentation the way it did in Deus Ex. It probably wouldn't happen in the same way though. Everyone knows that the military would benefit from new technology first, so it would probably be on a wider scale to make soldiers better.

[FlatFoot]

Oh I think it's similar. Point is there are lots of people out there living their lives with 'machines' inside their bodies, helping 'em do it and do it better.

I'll agree the first nanoaugs 'created' for physical enhancement in combat will be in the military.

Likely it won't be long after that, though that the tech will be available to the medical community.

Just to let everyone know that living with *non-nanite* augmentation isn't that bad at all.

:)