Comments on: g-speak spatial operating environment

By: nitori

nitori — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 02:41:56 +0000

I been hearing of stuff like this since the early nineties seems they’re getting close to Johnny mnemonic type interfaces bet it still cost a lot to implement.

By: Sp`ange

Sp`ange — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:54:14 +0000

What’s the background music?

By: Brandonman

Brandonman — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:09:47 +0000

This is cool, but seems like it would be an expensive system, and I doubt many developers would really put anything out for this except a couple tech demos…

By: Brad

Brad — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:00:45 +0000

Wait, isn’t this the same post I read 4 days ago on Engadget?
http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/oblongs-g-speak-the-minority-report-os-brought-to-life/

By: eduke

eduke — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:29:46 +0000

mmmh so basically its just a bit more software around what we have already seen on the wii some time ago.

But well a nice way to make quick money.

By: pac

pac — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:43:52 +0000

totally johnny mnemonic-esque. where are the thomspon eye-phones?

By: Taylor

Taylor — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:26:25 +0000

Yet another cool product that we wont see for years… Great. I hate the 21st century.

By: Jonjo

Jonjo — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:14:00 +0000

I’m guessing the darkness is mostly for the large screen projections, although it will no doubt help the IR as well.

Also makes it look like the future where everything is dark.

By: srilyk

srilyk — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:56:12 +0000

But if you remember from Johnny’s vid – it’s really awkward to wave your hands around in the air for any period of time. We’re designed to work well with haptic feedback – that’s why people get weirded out by the iphone screen – we’re just not wired that way.

So unless we (d)evolve, this kinda tech really won’t take off.

I’m curious if it’s dark in the movie for dramatic effect or because it’s necessary for operation…

By: kenny

kenny — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:27:59 +0000

and from what I see these guys use the exact same principle as Johnny. Infrared light reflecting of the reflectors on their hands and being detected by ir-sensors.

By: kenny

kenny — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:17:03 +0000

Meh, Johnny Chung Lee already did something very similar with a TV and a Wiimote. It could have easily been upgraded to be 3 dimensional and be used on a big projector.

By: mapis

mapis — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:46:19 +0000

Where can I get a super computer that will run this?
hehe

By: polymath

polymath — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:14:46 +0000

now all we need are three drug babies that can see the future and tom cruise to arrest us for shit we didn’t do.

By: nick

nick — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:54:09 +0000

that is cool. i WANT it, now.