Why do you want to be a NA'Vi on Pandora?

[dstroudswan]

Originally Posted by auroraglacialis

So all you need is "the internet" basically?

Yep, and maybe a toothbrush.

Originally Posted by Clarke

Though if you're talking about turning a human into a Na'vi, can't you just use surgery whatevers?

Yes, you can. Plastic surgery coupled with permanent ink (or genetic engineering for a version of melanin that's blue) would yield something almost exactly like a Na'vi, minus the increase in height and the tail. The former couldn't be practically achieved with surgery, and the latter would require growth in a lab and grafting on once developed. Maybe they can use tissue printers for that

Originally Posted by Clarke

For a species that has a IO cable dangling out the back of their skull, an iPad seems like an awfully crude HCI. (or should that be Na'vi-Computer interface? ) Wouldn't strategically-placed wireless transceivers work better?

That's true, but it also assumes that the brain could adapt to control a device that is Internet-capable and designed for a 2d environment. I'm not sure if that would be possible - research would need to be done to find out.