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[[File:jemhadar_hud_view.jpg|thumb|right|Headset view]]
'''Virtual display devices''' are wearable headmounted display devices which are used in [[Jem'Hadar attack ship]]s .
 
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'''Virtual display devices''' were portable devices used aboard [[Dominion starship classes|Dominion warships]], which substituted for the [[viewscreen]]s found aboard most [[starship]]s.
   
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There were at least two models: a compact headset (used aboard [[Jem'Hadar attack ship]]s) and a larger shoulder-mounted version (used aboard [[Jem'Hadar battle cruiser]]s). [[Dominion]] ships were normally equipped with only two display devices: one for the [[Vorta]] commander and the other for the [[Jem'Hadar]] [[First (rank)|First]]. ({{DS9|The Ship}})
Where the [[Federation]] uses a [[viewscreen]] in their [[Starship]]s to view the [[space]] in front of their ship and for visual [[communications]], the Jem'Hadar attack ship uses a headmounted display device.
 
   
This virtual display device, also known as a headset, gives the wearer the ability to view the space around the ship by simply turning his head.
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The virtual display device gave the wearer the ability to view the space around the ship by simply turning his or her head (or as [[Elim Garak]] said, "''It's like having a viewscreen inside your brain''"). ({{DS9|Rocks and Shoals}})
   
 
The device itself was designed to be worn by Vorta and Jem'Hadar; when worn by other species, there may be some side effects. [[Headache]]s were one symptom experienced by [[Human]]s after wearing the device for an extended period. [[Cardassian]]s and [[Bajoran]]s seemed to have no problem wearing the headset. ({{DS9|The Ship|Call to Arms|A Time to Stand|Tacking Into the Wind}})
: Or as [[Elim Garak|Garak]] said ''"It's like having a viewscreen inside of your brain."''
 
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==Appearances==
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* {{DS9}}
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** {{e|The Ship}}
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** {{e|Call to Arms}}
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**{{e|A Time to Stand}}
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**{{e|Rocks and Shoals}}
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**{{e|One Little Ship}}
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**{{e|'Til Death Do Us Part}}
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**{{e|Strange Bedfellows}}
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**{{e|The Changing Face of Evil}}
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**{{e|Tacking Into the Wind}}
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** {{e|The Dogs of War}}
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==Background==
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The ''[[Star Trek: The Dominion War]]'' [[DS9]] [[novelization]] ''[[Call to Arms (novel)|Call to Arms]]'' calls the device a "virtual scanner headset".
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[[File:Montgomery Scott (alternate reality) at transporter controls.jpg|thumb|Similar device in use in Starfleet]]
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It is possible that, since they were now part of the Dominion, some of these devices were engineered for Cardassian use.
   
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In the alternate reality, {{alt|Montgomery Scott}} used a similarly looking device while working the controls of the [[transporter]] aboard {{USS|Enterprise|alternate reality}} in [[2258]]. ({{film|11}})
The headset itself is designed to be worn by [[Vorta]] and [[Jem'Hadar]], if worn by other species there might be some side-effects. [[Human]]s experience at least one side-effect, they get a headache after wearing the headset to long. [[Cardassian]]s seem to have no problem wearing the headset. This might be because Cardassian physiology is more compatible with the Vorta or Jem'Hadar.
 
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==External link==
 
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*{{NCwiki|Virtual scanner headset}}
[[Image:jemhadar_hud_view.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Headset view]]
 
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A Jem'Hadar attack ship is normally equiped with two headsets.
 
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[[Category:Technology]]
 
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[[Category:Tools]]
 
References
 
 
:[[DS9]]: "[[A Time to Stand]]", [[Dominion]]
 

Revision as of 15:49, 4 May 2015

File:Jemhadar hud.jpg

Virtual display devices

File:Jemhadar hud view.jpg

Headset view

Virtual display devices were portable devices used aboard Dominion warships, which substituted for the viewscreens found aboard most starships.

There were at least two models: a compact headset (used aboard Jem'Hadar attack ships) and a larger shoulder-mounted version (used aboard Jem'Hadar battle cruisers). Dominion ships were normally equipped with only two display devices: one for the Vorta commander and the other for the Jem'Hadar First. (DS9: "The Ship")

The virtual display device gave the wearer the ability to view the space around the ship by simply turning his or her head (or as Elim Garak said, "It's like having a viewscreen inside your brain"). (DS9: "Rocks and Shoals")

The device itself was designed to be worn by Vorta and Jem'Hadar; when worn by other species, there may be some side effects. Headaches were one symptom experienced by Humans after wearing the device for an extended period. Cardassians and Bajorans seemed to have no problem wearing the headset. (DS9: "The Ship", "Call to Arms", "A Time to Stand", "Tacking Into the Wind")

Appearances

Background

The Star Trek: The Dominion War DS9 novelization Call to Arms calls the device a "virtual scanner headset".

Montgomery Scott (alternate reality) at transporter controls

Similar device in use in Starfleet

It is possible that, since they were now part of the Dominion, some of these devices were engineered for Cardassian use.

In the alternate reality, Montgomery Scott used a similarly looking device while working the controls of the transporter aboard USS Enterprise in 2258. (Star Trek)

External link

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