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'Minority Report' interface created for US military




Topic started on 16-5-2005 @ 04:44 AM by infinite


Found this interesting article and i thought i would share it with you all, the interface in Minority Report is being created for the US Military.



A computer interface inspired by the futuristic system portrayed in the movie Minority Report, starring Tom Cruise, could soon help real military personnel deal with information overload.

The film sees characters call up and manipulate video footage and other data in mid-air after donning a special pair of gloves. Now defence company Raytheon, based in Massachusetts, US, is working on a real version and has even employed John Underkoffler, the researcher who proposed the interface to the makers of the film.

Underkoffler is a science and technology consultant for Treadle and Loam Provisioners in California, US, and previously developed radical computer interfaces at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He says the new system should help military experts sift through large quantities of information quickly and efficiently.

"Keystrokes and mouse clicks limit your degree of freedom," Underkoffler told The Wall Street Journal.



www.newscientist.com...

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this is what they are planning to create



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reply posted on 12-6-2005 @ 06:00 AM by genepooldesign


I must have one!I'm a graphic designer and something like that would come in handy.



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