Wow. I've seen a few gesture systems implemented and demonstrated, but this one looks the most intuitive to me.
You may watch the video below and think, "Hey! That looks like the interface shown in Minority Report" (which I've also posted below). Well, there's a good reason for this. John Underkoffler led the team that created the interface for the movie, and has since spun off his own company, Oblong Industries, to bring the system to reality.
I've often voiced my dislike of current interface methods with friends (ooo, lucky them. Yes, I'm a ThunderDork). I don't think 1 letter at a time, so why must I be slowed down massively by having to use a keyboard? Equally, using a device on a horizontal 2D plane (a mouse on a desk) to control content on a vertical 2D plane (a screen), which can often itself be in 3D (at least graphically) is just as bizarre to me. The quicker we move to more instinctive interfaces, the better. Look at the incredible rise of the Nintendo Wii - especially with audiences that hitherto struggled with 'using computers' (as an example, my 65 year old mother has a Wii and never read the instructions, just picked up and played. Using her email, however, still remains a baffling mystery :)).
Microsoft are on the verge of releasing Project Natal, and Playstation are bringing out Playstaton Motion - both planned for this year. I think it's fair to say that gestural systems are very much on the way - exciting times!
G-Speak Spatial Operating Environment demo video
Interface clip from the film Minority Report
Microsoft Project Natal
Playstation's Motion project
You may watch the video below and think, "Hey! That looks like the interface shown in Minority Report" (which I've also posted below). Well, there's a good reason for this. John Underkoffler led the team that created the interface for the movie, and has since spun off his own company, Oblong Industries, to bring the system to reality.
I've often voiced my dislike of current interface methods with friends (ooo, lucky them. Yes, I'm a ThunderDork). I don't think 1 letter at a time, so why must I be slowed down massively by having to use a keyboard? Equally, using a device on a horizontal 2D plane (a mouse on a desk) to control content on a vertical 2D plane (a screen), which can often itself be in 3D (at least graphically) is just as bizarre to me. The quicker we move to more instinctive interfaces, the better. Look at the incredible rise of the Nintendo Wii - especially with audiences that hitherto struggled with 'using computers' (as an example, my 65 year old mother has a Wii and never read the instructions, just picked up and played. Using her email, however, still remains a baffling mystery :)).
Microsoft are on the verge of releasing Project Natal, and Playstation are bringing out Playstaton Motion - both planned for this year. I think it's fair to say that gestural systems are very much on the way - exciting times!
G-Speak Spatial Operating Environment demo video
g-speak overview 1828121108 from john underkoffler on Vimeo.
Interface clip from the film Minority Report
Microsoft Project Natal
Playstation's Motion project
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