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'''Slipspace translocation''',<ref name="goo">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''pages 311-212''</ref> commonly known as '''teleportation''', is a method of travel that allows the user to travel nearly instantaneously between locations. This is achieved through the use of [[slipspace]] as a travel medium, much like the principles behind the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]]'s [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] or [[Covenant Empire|the Covenant]]'s [[Slipspace Drive]]. The [[Forerunner]]s were the first known civilization to make extensive use of teleportation technology. Later on, this technology was reverse-engineered by the Covenant. | |||
== | ==Mechanics== | ||
Slipspace translocation technology does not actually [[Wikipedia:Teleportation|"teleport"]] its users by dematerializing them and re-building them in another location; rather, it encases them in a compressed slipstream field, transporting them from one position to another almost instantaneously. This happens much in the same way that a spaceship uses slipspace to travel between star systems - time passes for the individual, but due to the short distances involved it is negligible.<ref name="goo"/> | |||
==Example usage== | |||
These are examples of teleportation technology used by various factions: | |||
*[[Teleporter]] - A common name for devices enabling teleportation between two fixed points. | |||
*[[Teleportation Grid]] - A network on a Forerunner installation that allows transportation without a device of any kind.<ref>'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''' campaign level, ''[[Two Betrayals]]''</ref> | |||
*[[Covenant Spire]] - A Covenant battlefield installation, containing a teleporter used to transport dropships or other vehicles from ships overhead.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level ''[[Tip of the Spear]]''</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 06:29, November 15, 2010
Template:Ratings Slipspace translocation,[1] commonly known as teleportation, is a method of travel that allows the user to travel nearly instantaneously between locations. This is achieved through the use of slipspace as a travel medium, much like the principles behind the UNSC's Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine or the Covenant's Slipspace Drive. The Forerunners were the first known civilization to make extensive use of teleportation technology. Later on, this technology was reverse-engineered by the Covenant.
Mechanics
Slipspace translocation technology does not actually "teleport" its users by dematerializing them and re-building them in another location; rather, it encases them in a compressed slipstream field, transporting them from one position to another almost instantaneously. This happens much in the same way that a spaceship uses slipspace to travel between star systems - time passes for the individual, but due to the short distances involved it is negligible.[1]
Example usage
These are examples of teleportation technology used by various factions:
- Teleporter - A common name for devices enabling teleportation between two fixed points.
- Teleportation Grid - A network on a Forerunner installation that allows transportation without a device of any kind.[2]
- Covenant Spire - A Covenant battlefield installation, containing a teleporter used to transport dropships or other vehicles from ships overhead.[3]
Sources
- ^ a b Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, pages 311-212
- ^ Halo: Combat Evolved campaign level, Two Betrayals
- ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level Tip of the Spear
