When a “dissenting opinion” becomes an axiom



    It’s just geeky! Six years after the release of the film “ Minority Opinion ”, several unsuccessful attempts to simulate an interface management system (used by John Underton), Stark Oblong Industries finally created G-Speak, an object-oriented system for managing visual interface elements. In the language of definitions, all this is called a “spatial operating interface” (SOE), which is freely translated into Russian as a “spatial operating interface”.

    As in the acclaimed film, the “operator” has to pull on gloves with sensors at your fingertips, allowing you to do anything with your waving: drag and drop images between screens, zoom in / out / rotate; in other words: "twirl as you want." It is useless to talk about it - you need to see it at least once, and I strongly advise you to follow the link and view the large version in HD quality.

    It is a pity that so many interesting details come up just now. So, for example, one of the creators of G-Speak was a science advisor on the film, and it was he who created most of the scenes from the film with the participation of visual screens based on his work on this system in MIT , which began in the early 90s x

    Despite all the fabulousness, the system was created to solve real problems. Their list, from the point of view of the creators:
    • analysis of large data sets
    • operation of three-dimensional interfaces
    • construction of efficient multi-user collaborative applications
    • integration of large screens and multiple computers into room- and building-scale work environments
    • development of large-scale applications that run interactively across enterprise networks

    The platform is compatible with Linux and Mac, and currently stands on use in 50 companies in various industries:
    • Financial services
    • Telepresence
    • Network operations centers
    • Logistics and supply chain management
    • Military and intelligence
    • Automotive
    • Natural resource exploration
    • Data mining and analytics
    • Medical imaging
    • High-touch retail
    • Trade shows and theatrical presentations
    • Consumer electronics interfaces

    It will be a long time before we can first see a system like the G-Speak, in real market conditions. Oblong: “from science to the film industry, and then to mass use; only in this way, by synthesizing programming and design, you can achieve a beautiful and long-lasting union between man and computer. ”

    Oblong in the wake of Gizmodo , Engadget , TechCrunch and Dvice .

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