Computer Interaction in Science Fiction Movies 232
MidVicious writes "From futuristic 'Punch Cards' to Voice Recognition HoloDeck Interfaces, human/computer interactions have always mirrored the base concepts of our emerging technologies. An article from a Saarland University CS Seminar highlights Hollywood history with UI, ranging from the moderately feasible (Total Recall's television/scenery display wall) to the often ridiculous (Swordfish's 6-flat screen monitor setup complete with 3-D virus-hacking environment). An interesting read, especially considering some of the technology is on its way to becoming a reality."
Alien (Score:3, Insightful)
Mouse? (Score:4, Insightful)
For shame! (Score:3, Insightful)
Great speech from a guy who can't count past 6!
Sigh (Score:3, Insightful)
That's the God DAMN POINT, fool.
Re:Minority Report (Score:1, Insightful)
Re:3-D interface in X-Men (Score:3, Insightful)
I don't think the X-Men display features any color, so this is probably doable today. If memory serves, this kind of display was also in the original Myst game.
Give credit were credit is due (Score:3, Insightful)
Where do they get Compatible Cables? (Score:4, Insightful)
I mean, I cannot find a proper cable and even then I need to dig out 3 gender changers and a break-out box. These guys can I/F with some computer port from a different civilization using the same RS-232 port and a TTL voltage. Amazing! If only we the same interoperability here on planet Earth.
Re:Star Trek comm badge logic (Score:5, Insightful)
As sad as this is... Ive actually thought about that too. What follows is my attempt to justify the technology and what must be going on, with what you would see on the screen.
Lets say that Picard(on the bridge) taps his badge to ask for Riker(not on the bridge). This is how that might work;
1)Picard taps the badge to initiate the comm link.
2)Picard begins the link by stating who he is, and who he is attempting to contact.
3)With just a few second delay, the computer could derive from the audio who the intended recipient is.
4)Having cached the entire audio to determine who is the recipient, the ships comm system then forward this cached audi(mith a few second delay) to the recipient.
5)When the recipient hears the request come through on their badge, the link is already established, and there is no more need for a delay.
6)conversation proceeds as normal.
And no fair to the guy who said "you need to get laid". To that I say... "You need to stop getting laid, we have enough friggin people here!"
Re:about the 'often ridiculous' (Score:2, Insightful)
Bad example (Score:2, Insightful)
Duh ! That was the point of the movie !
Re:Alien (Score:5, Insightful)
Not saying that's the rationale for TNG... but I wouldn't mind a future where it was.
Metropolis 'interface' (Score:5, Insightful)
So tempting... (Score:3, Insightful)
I'm also big into making films. Much as I want to join the chorus and laugh at the totally unrealistic interfaces, I do realize something: most people don't know and don't care. To them, this is how they see computers. When I type up some bizarre iptables ruleset it's about as clear to them as Swahili is to a goat in Uganda. For the director it's a matter of balancing the telling of the story with realism. This is *tough* to do.
BTW, someone once said that it's better to blame stupidity/laziness/ignorance than malice. I realized this all too clearly when I had to shoot 4 actors. One was *extremely* difficult to light because of his skin tones to the point that I ended up cutting him out of the shot entirely. My ignorance probably contributes to the idea that directors/producers don't highlight certain actors. It's not malice, just that I'm not experienced enough to do it properly. Certainly not an excuse for professionals though... The same thing with computers.. Film guys are not necessarily computer guys (though there's a lot of overlap).
Re:about the 'often ridiculous' (Score:3, Insightful)
Heck, I'm pretty sure I was running Win98SE back when I had 3 monitors running.
Also, I found it humourous that the blurb complained about 6 monitors, directly over a picture of
Great proofreading there guys. Can't wait for you to be a
Re:Star Trek comm badge logic (Score:3, Insightful)
And in the original ST, they always began with "Computer
Re:Star Trek comm badge logic (Score:3, Insightful)
Mouse Unnecessary (Score:2, Insightful)
Two observations... (Score:2, Insightful)
Re:Video game as firewall (Score:1, Insightful)
Minority Report (Score:2, Insightful)