Speely-device

The speely-device is a piece of extramuros technology associated with moving pictures ("speely" content). Avout sometimes use the generic label "speely-device" to describe whatever apparatus is used to "speel in"—that is, to partake in moving-picture media.

First mention and context

The term comes up during a conversation in the New Library between Fraa Orolo, Fraa Erasmas, and an artisan from outside the walls (Flec). When asked why he did not simply "speel in" to learn about life beyond the math, Fraa Orolo replied that the avout did not possess a speely-device and that, under the Cartasian Discipline, their media are limited to chalk, ink, and stone. He also explained a preference for human observation rendered into words over uncurated moving pictures.

Functions and related apparatus

• Viewing: In common extramuros speech, a "speely" can refer to the device used to watch moving-picture content.
• Capturing: A recording instrument called a "speelycaptor" is used to capture images. An artisan produced a small, finger-sized silver tube speelycaptor to record an event, subject to the math’s rules about where he could stand and when it could be used.
• Compatibility: Older systems such as "Farspark" are distinct; content from those systems cannot be watched directly on a speely without conversion, according to extramuros artisans.

Status and restrictions within the math

Avout living under the Cartasian Discipline do not keep or use speely-devices. Requests to operate recording equipment within the math are subject to approval and strict positioning and usage constraints enforced by its wardens.

Notes on terminology

• "Speel in" is a Fluccish expression for engaging with moving-picture media.
• Terminology for similar media technologies varies by era; different cohorts may use different names for related devices and systems.

Description

No viewer unit is described in detail in the available accounts. The only described component is a speelycaptor: a sleek, silver tube roughly the size of a finger, carried by an artisan from outside the walls.