Simple question. But on a couple levels.
What does Shadowrun's Matrix look like, to the different character types that use it?
As I was reading about Technomancers, I got an impression that the Matrix might look (as well as feel, sound, and be experienced) differently to a Technomancer than it would to other characters.
Would there be a descriptive difference?
What does the Matrix look like in general to anyone using it?
What does it look like differently to a decker?
What does it look like differently (from both general and deckers) to a technomancer?
A friend described the Matrix might look like what Neo (from the movie, the Matrix) sees at the end - looking like all the green numbers/text in the shapes of hallways and such (just like Neo sees at the end of the movie). This "matrix" would look like that because the deckers experience it knowing it's all code, etc... But with the overlay shaping it into a "world" (again, as Neo sees Agent Smith and the hallway). But to a technomancer this "matrix" actually does look like the simulation ultra-real version (of real-life). Basically FLIPPING the way they experience the Matrix in the movies, to simulate how technomancers "feel" the symphony of the digital world as another "real world".
Alternatively, it was suggested that:
- to a normal user the Matrix looks like "TRON".
- to a Decker/user it looks like the Neo/Matrix green-streaming code.
- to a Technomancer it look like real-life with interactive text-info/dropdowns (like newer smart phone apps overlaying the real world sites with info show on phones).
Would that work? Or is it something else completely?
Thanks!