50 Years of visionary Sci Fi Computer Interface Design

50. YEARS OF VISIONARY SCI-FI COMPUTER INTERFACES LOST VISION: Robots. Anthropomorphic. Flashing lights verbal commands. IN Space PREDICTED: Anthropomorphic robot helpers, but didnt make the leap to envisioning computer interfaces as such. 1965-1968 2001: HAL 9000 a space odyssey 1968 VISION: Human like, conversation. Multiple, colour screens with central mainframe. PREDICTED: Voice command interface, Artificial Intelligence STAR TREK 1966– 1969 VISION: Mobile communicators. Tricorders PREDICTED: Mobile phones, mobile computing SPACE 199 1975-1978 VISION: One converged comms device to do everything PREDICTED: Mobile device convergence STAR WARS 1977 VISION: Holograms, coloured flashing lights, bespoke displays. Droids. PREDICTED: Targeting computers, personality in computers, 3d interfaces BUCK ROGERS IN THE 25TH CENTURY 1979-1981 VISION: Powerful computing in small, portable form factor. Computers imbued with Personalities. PREDICTED: Portable computing A LIE N INTERFACE 2 0z 1979 VISION: Low res colour screens and basic command line interface computers in contrast with advanced android Artificial Intelligence. REQUEST EVAL TO TERMINATE UNABLE TO CON PREDICTED: AVAILABLE DAT Robots become more human like. Computers at the centre of operations. SCA ...** 234 TERMINATOR 1984 VISION: Simple, choice based command line style. PREDICTED: Drone warfare AL: EL 956 EY-DAVIDSON 1982 VISION: User enters the system, becomes one with program. PREDICTED: Human computer convergence BIADE AUNNER 1983 VISION: Very large outdoor displays, specialist devices with specialist interfaces, small device screens PREDICTED: Video Phone, large screens, omnipresent advertising 1000 WARGAMES 26 LETINGS PRROFESSOR FALKEN HELLO 1983 A STRANGE GAME THE ONLY WINNING MOUE IS NOT TO PLRY, VISION: Simple command line style, mainframe, tape drives and modems. PREDICTED. Cyber warfare ROBOCAP 1987 VISION: Small rudimentary screens, command line, cyborg wetware PREDICTED: Military robotics, implants, exoskeletons STAR TREA THE NEXT GENERATION 137 1987-1994 SSIS I IS 259584 50893.1 VISION: Large, bright, colourful, touchscreen. Data pads, mobile. PREDICTED: iPad, the rise of touchscreen interface QUANTUM LEAP 1989-1993 VISION: Holograms, remote processing and time travel. PREDICTED: Mobile Computing, Converged Devices RED DWARF 1988 VISION: Conversational, Anthropomorphic, personalities PREDICTED: Personality of AI. A VEHICLE TOUR POWER TIME JURASSIC PARK ra t06 vehicle status headlights on y=78 -65 1993 VISION: Contemporary interface with expansive control over many systems mph EXP 4 Vehice bpe UNARMED EXP 5 Fond er OEXP 6 PP09 EXP 7 LEVEL HOLD в PREDICTED: Centralised control systems GLITCHES MAPS | SYDTEM ELMERO. GG FAILED Quadrant: qp 81 Gallimimus Paddock CLEAR Quadrant: qp 82 Reserve Paddock HH JOHNNY MNEMONIC 1993 VISION: Immersive VR PREDICTED: Implants, negative effects of information overload UNNU MNS MINORITY REPORT 2003 VISION: Gesture based, Immersive VR. PREDICTED: Drones, remote sensors, gesture command. personalised advertising. 130THO) Ssi-es eme vara tnx SE MATRIX D00 ra.2e aJH 58: se 2003 VISION: Wetware based immersive reality. PREDICTED: 33130 RA :3don Direct nerve stimulation to bypass senses. multi screen workstation ....*. THE ISLAND can.tag LINCOLN SIX ECHO can. BALD ETno TEOS/O6/90 OL # CA-e64emOSS Ss One-00-06 i LON ANDELES ACTUE 2005 TAG CANOIDATE TAG MATCH EIGHT VISION: TRG CR TAG SWEEP MATCH 97% | TION ATO Ubiquitous monitoring, facial recognition file match 21/s PREDICTED: Passive identity scanning, ubiquitous CCTV and population monitoring net AVATAR 2009 VISION: Wraparound 3d, hologram PREDICTED: IRON MAN 2 2010 VISION: 3d Hologram workstations, mobile, voice command PREDÍCTED: Intuitive conversational control with Al, gesture based 3d workstations, versatile HUD overlays PROM ETHE US 2009 VISION: of Interfaces: Immersive alienesque hologram, controlled by sound PREDICTED: Blended rather than immersive 3d reality overlay VOFFLINE O BLIVLO N 2013 64 VISION: Large touchscreen PREDICTED: 3 Very large touchscreen furniture, specialised workstations made by glow new media | www.glow-internet.com