I've recently been doing research into the paranormal, as well as looking into the cultural and religious inspirations of Shin Megami Tensei, and wonder "How would someone go about mixing the paranormal and computer science to create a real Demon Summoning Program?" Often, we see in the series that the demons are contained within the player's COMP. However, it's scientifically impossible to trap a spirit, angel, or demon within technology. But, ritualistically speaking, it is. Take this for example: What if someone had the program on their phone and could use a summoning circle displayed on screen to summon and control spirits? As reckless as attempting to control the dead is, it's plausible. I've tinkered around with Clickteam Fusion and found that an app with a built in K2 meter would prove effective. The interface would be simple. While in contact with paranormal activity, one could ask the spirit to touch your phone after striking a deal. The built-in K2 meter would detect the EMF field given off by the spirit, and a prompt would appear saying "A spirit has been detected. Claim?" Click "Yes", andit asks you to name it, then the summoning circle appears. Click "No", and it returns to the home menu. Once named and claimed, the spirit would appear in a roster, and be registered into the app. Upon selecting 'Summon', the program will ask you to choose which you are going to summon, and then display the summoning circle when you decide. While the program itself can't control the spirit or demon, it does allow you keep track of them, simplify summoning, and make being a spirit hunter a hell of a lot easier.
Ideas?