• Each language has their unique encoding of their language represented in pulses of light.
  • Written text remains the same
  • The light is beamed from the human head in 360 degrees when ever they communicate, visible for up to 1KM
  • Instumental music still works, and people can still hear things, just not talk.
  • People currenly alive will instantly know how to communicate with light in equivalent proficiency to their speech proficiency before the scenario happening, but everyone born from now on will have to learn from the adults.

Remember: Light cannot penetrate walls

  • JTskulk@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    19 hours ago

    I’m re-listening to 3 Body for the 2nd time :) I’ve thought a little of the consequences of using light to communicate instead of sound. Tri-Solarans can probably easily communicate very long distances naturally. I also thought maybe this style of communication makes them more apt to computer technology in general as the light modulation is what a lot of computing is. I also wondered if “conversing” with a computer is more natural for them and much simpler for a computer to interpret compared to speech.