Holocube

The Holocube is an important device created by Reuni for emergencies. The heroes of caerulElimo are able to use this device to speak with the assistants and also use other applications, such as maps and weather information. The Holocube debuted in the caerulElimo series as an important item obtained in Chapter 1-1. In the year 2998, the first version of the cube was created. Reuni states that he currently has no plans to make any more Holocubes. The Holocube has went through many revisions across several months.

Version 1
The first version of the Holocube was only able to call Princess Sylveon. When first creating the Emergency Plan, Reuni said he did not want to be the main adviser. Instead, Sylveon vowed to take the position, making her the primary assistant.

Version 2
The second version of the Holocube added Reuniclus. This version was created during Chapter 2-1 of caerulElimo. Despite being reluctant, Reuniclus decided to be an assistant who could be called from the cube.

Version 3
The third version of the cube was now able to display images and videos as a holographic screen. Reuniclus believed this was an important feature to include as “some information is better to display in a visual and detailed form rather than have us (Sylveon or I) say it.” There was trouble making the Holocube compatible with a GPS, so Reuniclus decided to have the cube be limited in GPS functionality.

Version 4
In late 2998, Reuniclus created the fourth version, adding call functionality for other contacts. This allowed Sylveon to ask for assistance from other recipients, allowing her to gather up information on the planet of caerulElimo for Reuniclus’s purposes.

Version 5
Version 5 of the Holocube was released in early 2999, which changed the design of the Holocube to now have a dial that could be twisted. This dial would be used to switch the channels of the Holocube in order to quickly call Reuniclus, Sylveon, or someone else. The Holocube also had the ability to multitask better, allowing Reuniclus to explain something to a group of people while also displaying a diagram.

Version 6
Version 6, a small update for the Holocube, allowed it to now have conference calls. This means that Sylveon and Reuniclus could both help at the same time for a particular situation. Reuniclus changed the structure of assistants for the Holocube with this release. Since this update, Sylveon was designated as Assistant for Information on People and Reuniclus was designated as Assistant for Information on Places.

Version 7
The seventh version of the Holocube was released in late 2999. The seventh version of the Holocube debuted at the beginning of Chapter 7-1. A complete redesign was made to the Holocube. It has an updated projector, which can now be touched by the user of the Cube. A brand new operating system was created for the Holocube, and new tabs are available within the Cube. These include Assistants, News, Weather, Maps, Contacts, and Settings. Assistants is similar to how the Holocube was in the past, where you are able to message and call the three assistants: Sylveon, Reuniclus, and Porygon S. News provides articles across the planet. This includes world news and local news. The user is able to read articles and also see embedded media, if there are any. The user is able to read past articles if they want to. Weather provides information about temperature, precipitation, and more weather facts for any location. By default, the tab will update depending on where you are on the planet. The user is able to view the weather on other locations of the planet, in order to prepare for weather conditions in upcoming parts of a journey. At the top of the tab, the current date and time is displayed based on your location. Alerts are shown at the bottom of the tab for any severe incoming weather such as tornadoes and hurricanes. The Maps tab allows the user to see a widescreen minimap. This feature is limited, and the minimap only locks on to the user’s current location and direction. The graphics of the Minimap are simplistic, with locations being marked yellow with a small caption. The user of the Holocube is shown as a blue triangle, teammates are green circles, and enemies are red circles. Land, water, and country borders are shown with lines. The map is able to take snapshots of the screen so that the cube user can look back at previous places they visited. The Contacts tab is under construction, and will be finished by Sylveon when Version 8 of the Holocube is released. The Settings tab allows the Holocube user to make adjustments to how their cube works. For example, they can change the theme of the UI, change the font of text, adjust the layout of the screen, and change the colors used for Maps. Reuni says providing the user with options for customization can help the user personalize the cube to their own liking.