The sudden rise of Innovation Network Company had sent the internet industry into turmoil.
This new form of entertainment had practically crushed every traditional social networking company, and its relatively low price made people even more eager for the day the Virtual Reality Pods officially went on sale.
A basic set cost only around 500 Credit Points. However, Credit Points could only be exchanged at banks certified by the Osborn-Stark Banking Association, making them worth roughly 4,999 US dollars.
Those banks offered low-interest loans as well, and their approval requirements were extremely lenient. As long as someone had a job, they could almost certainly borrow that amount.
On the other hand, exchanging money for Credit Points was not actually cost-effective. Completing Osborn's free introductory holographic engineering course earned 100 Credit Points, while participating in a small infrastructure project at Osborn earned an additional 300 Credit Points on top of normal wages.
As for machine production, it remained under Harry's control, because this equipment was genuinely far from simple.
First, the neural interface technology of the Virtual Reality Pod belonged exclusively to Osborn, and Harry had no plans to give up that monopoly for the time being.
To prevent the stimulating virtual life inside the pods from raising users' excitement thresholds, the pods actually suppressed hormone secretion.
Second, there was a component engraved with runes inside every pod. It could regulate emotions and compensate for the diminished experience caused by insufficient hormone secretion.
Most importantly:
The Semi-Biological Electronic Brain built into the pod possessed a special organ capable of producing weak Psychic Energy—this was the most remarkable part of the entire Framework technology.
The Framework offered a technique that used Psychic Energy to strengthen connections. As long as users were within its range, they could interact in the Framework World with