The Oblong Industries G-Speak Spacial Operating Environment
If you ever watched the film Minority Report and thought “That computer is cool.. I can’t wait for those to be real”, well you might not be waiting too much longer.
Oblong Industries created the G-Speak SOE platform (SOE means Spatial Operating Environment), an early version of which was actually seen in the movie being used by Tom Cruise. It looks like brilliant technology, however, it does need some space and I’m sure it wouldn’t come cheap. It’s quite exciting that this could be how computing is done in the future, it seems it could be especially useful for structural planning and engineering.
Here’s a great video from the Oblong website showing the system in use, with gloves moving graphics and 2 person interaction:
I’m so looking forward to the days when computers are more of an active experience.. I know its dependant on space, but in the age of the Nintendo Wii and Xbox Kinect, it kind of feels like the isolated, sentient life of someone working on a computer should perhaps be a thing of the past.. why shouldn’t work be more tactile, active and enjoyable?
Here’s a clip from Minority Report too.. Just to compare, although I’m pretty sure some extra CGI may have enhanced the film footage.
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