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CS-525H: Immersive HCI Interfaces from SciFi Robert W. Lindeman Worcester Polytechnic Institute Department of Computer Science gogo@wpi.edu Motivation "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."


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CS-525H: Immersive HCI

Interfaces from SciFi

Robert W. Lindeman

Worcester Polytechnic Institute Department of Computer Science

gogo@wpi.edu

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Motivation

 "Any sufficiently advanced technology is

indistinguishable from magic."

 Arthur C. Clarke, "Profiles of The Future", 1961

(Clarke's third law)

 English physicist & science fiction author (1917 - )

 Movies (and games) show us aspects of the

future

 None of them can predict the future  Most of them can prediect something about the future

 The fun part is thinking about which parts are

which

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Some Interfaces from Movies

The Lawnmower Man

(1992)

 Showed us existing

hardware, with some future software

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Some Interfaces from Movies

Disclosure (1994)

 3D file systems  (show VHS)

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Some Interfaces from Movies

Virtuosity (1995)

 Possible interface  (saw clip)

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Some Interfaces from Movies

eXistenZ (1999)

 Future gaming interface  (show DVD)

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Some Interfaces from Movies

The Matrix (1999)

 Possible distant future  (show DVD)

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Some Interfaces from Movies

Minority Report (2002)

 Future hardware  (play DVD)

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Some Interfaces from Movies

Avatar (2009)

 Holgrams, neuro-interfaces (show clips)

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Some Interfaces from Movies

Iron Man 2 (2010)

 Imaging in the air  Gesturing in the air  Anywhere?  (show clips)

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Some Interfaces from Movies

Others?