The Future of UI

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Post by chuhnk » Sat, Jun 05, 2010, 12:22 PM UTC

The Future of UI
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Re: The Future of UI

#2

Post by est » Sat, Jun 05, 2010, 1:38 PM UTC

I saw similar demo from Microsoft Surface and MIT Sixth Sense

Re: The Future of UI

#3

Post by treblig » Sat, Jun 05, 2010, 2:02 PM UTC

At the end he mentions "[In 5 years time,] when you buy a computer, you'll get this."

I think that's about 5 years too soon on that one. Incredible demonstrations though... awesome to see science fiction become reality.

Re: The Future of UI

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Post by stcredzero » Sat, Jun 05, 2010, 2:06 PM UTC

treblig wrote: post #3

At the end he mentions "[In 5 years time,] when you buy a computer, you'll get this." I think that's about 5 years too soon on that one. Incredible demonstrations though... awesome to see science fiction become reality.

All you need is a large display and a webcam. Isn't Microsoft already doing this for gaming? The enhanced resolution Wii controller with a large flatscreen already has most of this capability.

Re: The Future of UI

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Post by [deleted] » Sat, Jun 05, 2010, 2:07 PM UTC

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Post by RevRal » Sat, Jun 05, 2010, 2:08 PM UTC

est wrote: post #2

I saw similar demo from Microsoft Surface and MIT Sixth Sense

The thrilling potential of SixthSense technology: http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/pranav_mistry_the_thrillin...

I haven't seen the one by Microsoft. I really recommend watching this, it's pretty intense.

Re: The Future of UI

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Post by musclman » Sat, Jun 05, 2010, 2:14 PM UTC

Sure, it looks cool, but it appears to require a lot of slow and inefficient physical movement to accomplish the most basic of tasks. Imagine a bunch of cubical works sitting at their desktops waving their arms around trying to navigate their computer's file system :-)

Re: The Future of UI

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Post by [deleted] » Sat, Jun 05, 2010, 2:20 PM UTC

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Re: The Future of UI

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Post by josh33 » Sat, Jun 05, 2010, 2:24 PM UTC

musclman wrote: post #7

Sure, it looks cool, but it appears to require a lot of slow and inefficient physical movement to accomplish the most basic of tasks. Imagine a bunch of cubical works sitting at their desktops waving their arms around trying to navigate their computer's file system :-)

All technology feels lousy out of its time. He's giving the hackers/entrepreneurs the tech. It's up to us to create some valuable/entertaining/necessary functions out of it.

Re: The Future of UI

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Post by EAMiller » Sat, Jun 05, 2010, 2:26 PM UTC

musclman wrote: post #7

Sure, it looks cool, but it appears to require a lot of slow and inefficient physical movement to accomplish the most basic of tasks. Imagine a bunch of cubical works sitting at their desktops waving their arms around trying to navigate their computer's file system :-)

Agreed, every time I see this my arms feel tired.