From: d3g450@dsom_sup.pnl.gov Subject: CULTURE: Lawnmower Man - Again. Date: Thu, 12 Mar 1992 18:33:27 GMT Organization: Battelle Pacific Northwest Labs, Richland, WA Hey All... I guess I have to go against the flow on this. I really liked the movie, but I wasn't judging from the acting, the "evil agency" or the silly plot line. I was more interested in seeing how the movies are portraying the potential of VR. As a User Interface specialist, getting a glipse at different technologies and where they may go in 5, 10, 20 years is an interesting concept. I know, it's only Science fiction, but it did give me some visions of what VR may be like. I figure that in a virtual world, we're dealing with close to 100% interface issues. Not from a hardware standpoint, but from a software standpoint. Although I realize that the technology that they were portraying was *way* more advanced than what is currently available, I don't see why it won't eventually reach that stage. I'm not talking about the silly mind altering drugs, and the psychic powers...but the VR worlds they portrayed... Maybe I found it interesting because from an interface standpoint it pre- sents problems beyond what I have previously considered. How do you deal with navigation and input in VR worlds? How do you deal with presenting relevant information as opposed to just noise...etc... I give it a thumbs up...not from a technical standpoint, but from a fantasy standpoint. If anything, it did create some awareness for the technology, which may or may not be beneficial in the long run... Has anyone written any books or papers on interface issues? I'd be interested in finding out more about this technology and what has or has not been considered yet... -Marc ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DISCLAIMER: Any opinions are my own... ----------------------------------------- *************** *** *************** Marc Pottier ************* ** ************* Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratories ******************* ************* User Interface Design ***** ******* d3g450%dsom_sup@pnlg.pnl.gov *** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------