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Dex UI: futuristic interface built with openFrameworks

69 points by rnhmjoj 11y ago

UnityRanson 11y ago
Looks awesome. Does anyone know of any other similar projects?
- zokier 11y ago
  You could use conky for the desktop widgets, then plop in a terminal window and you have most of what you see here.
andridk 11y ago
Looks cool. I would prefer larger text, though.
_0ffh 11y ago
"trying to escape the traditional window focused desktop environment with this project" I lol'd! (Because somehow I still tend to much more associate words like "newfangled" with "window focused desktop environments", rather than the word "traditional". I know it's been a long time. The brain is a strange thing.)
stuaxo 11y ago
I hope this is named after the DEX cyborgs in Romantically Apocalyptic. http://romanticallyapocalyptic.wikia.com/wiki/Pilot http://romanticallyapocalyptic.wikia.com/wiki/Pilot
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fsiefken 11y ago
It looks nice. But while making desktop work look like a science fiction movie means making work fun, but not necessarily useful in accomplishing a task more effectively, sometimes it means the opposite. I think Terminology augmented with non-distracting custom animated background, soundscapes (generated with nodal or noatikl), leds or ambient lightning designed to enhance specific autodetected tasks based on issue type (bug fixing, adding feature, writing documentation, writing e-mails etc) similar to mindmachines with either a touch or a gesture oriented interface within an AR or VR context including tactile and haptic feedback. Typing can be done with a chording interface on a ergonomic keyboard layout, either braille, stenoknight or regular dvorak (with the letter I and U switched) - or mapped to a 10 or 25 switch operated by gestures, brainwaves (openeeg, neurosky or emotiv devices) or gloves. http://www.wired.com/2015/01/ibrailler-ipad-app/ http://www.wired.com/2015/01/ibrailler-ipad-app/ The output would be multi-modal, text to speeching the output on demand with specific key or voice bindings and default using a narrow Braille font so the display could be simultanously felt and seen (with contrast) or for example OLED coated braille pins. In this way also blind people can use the setup. For a general idea: http://www.tactisplay.com/product/tactisplay-table http://www.tactisplay.com/product/tactisplay-table
biot 11y ago
Inspired by Tron: Legacy? See the first few screenshots at http://jtnimoy.com/blogs/projects/14881671-tron-legacy http://jtnimoy.com/blogs/projects/14881671-tron-legacy
- supercoder 11y ago
  Wow, there's some amazing work in that article.
neoCrimeLabs 11y ago
I can't help it, this made me think of a thread from the comic strip User Friendly from a few years back: http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20010111 http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20010111
- digi_owl 11y ago
  Its funny how a decade+ old comic can still be relevant. Sometimes it feels like IT is all about coming up with the same solutions in new languages/frameworks...
- paulojreis 11y ago
  When I saw your comment, I thought you were going to post this one instead: http://okcancel.com/comic/3.html http://okcancel.com/comic/3.html
atrilumen 11y ago
I love this kind of stuff. FUI for film is usually done in video editing software... But I keep waiting to see realtime FUI become the norm. And I often wonder if practical UX can be created with that GMUNK / Ash Thorpe / Lorcan O'Shanahan aesthetic. Find more inspiration here: http://reddit.com/r/fui http://reddit.com/r/fui
paxcoder 11y ago
So it's an absolutely inflexible tiling window manager with an on-screen keyboard.
digi_owl 11y ago
Hello htop.
openfuture 11y ago
This looks like the top post ever on /r/unixporn. Altho it's 8 months old. https://www.reddit.com/r/unixporn/comments/2sz5xo/bspwmofxoc_i_love_sci_fi_movie_interfaces_so_i/ https://www.reddit.com/r/unixporn/comments/2sz5xo/bspwmofxoc... (Disclaimer: I spent like 4 seconds on the Dex site)
- embik 11y ago
  Well, it _is_ the same thing as in the post you linked. The user is /u/nnkd and the development log is located at nnkd.org ... One might jump to conclusions here :)

69 points by rnhmjoj 11y ago

UnityRanson 11y ago

Looks awesome. Does anyone know of any other similar projects?

zokier 11y ago
You could use conky for the desktop widgets, then plop in a terminal window and you have most of what you see here.

andridk 11y ago

Looks cool. I would prefer larger text, though.

_0ffh 11y ago

"trying to escape the traditional window focused desktop environment with this project" I lol'd! (Because somehow I still tend to much more associate words like "newfangled" with "window focused desktop environments", rather than the word "traditional". I know it's been a long time. The brain is a strange thing.)

stuaxo 11y ago

I hope this is named after the DEX cyborgs in Romantically Apocalyptic. http://romanticallyapocalyptic.wikia.com/wiki/Pilot http://romanticallyapocalyptic.wikia.com/wiki/Pilot

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fsiefken 11y ago

It looks nice. But while making desktop work look like a science fiction movie means making work fun, but not necessarily useful in accomplishing a task more effectively, sometimes it means the opposite. I think Terminology augmented with non-distracting custom animated background, soundscapes (generated with nodal or noatikl), leds or ambient lightning designed to enhance specific autodetected tasks based on issue type (bug fixing, adding feature, writing documentation, writing e-mails etc) similar to mindmachines with either a touch or a gesture oriented interface within an AR or VR context including tactile and haptic feedback. Typing can be done with a chording interface on a ergonomic keyboard layout, either braille, stenoknight or regular dvorak (with the letter I and U switched) - or mapped to a 10 or 25 switch operated by gestures, brainwaves (openeeg, neurosky or emotiv devices) or gloves. http://www.wired.com/2015/01/ibrailler-ipad-app/ http://www.wired.com/2015/01/ibrailler-ipad-app/ The output would be multi-modal, text to speeching the output on demand with specific key or voice bindings and default using a narrow Braille font so the display could be simultanously felt and seen (with contrast) or for example OLED coated braille pins. In this way also blind people can use the setup. For a general idea: http://www.tactisplay.com/product/tactisplay-table http://www.tactisplay.com/product/tactisplay-table

biot 11y ago

Inspired by Tron: Legacy? See the first few screenshots at http://jtnimoy.com/blogs/projects/14881671-tron-legacy http://jtnimoy.com/blogs/projects/14881671-tron-legacy

supercoder 11y ago
Wow, there's some amazing work in that article.

neoCrimeLabs 11y ago

I can't help it, this made me think of a thread from the comic strip User Friendly from a few years back: http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20010111 http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20010111

digi_owl 11y ago
Its funny how a decade+ old comic can still be relevant. Sometimes it feels like IT is all about coming up with the same solutions in new languages/frameworks...
paulojreis 11y ago
When I saw your comment, I thought you were going to post this one instead: http://okcancel.com/comic/3.html http://okcancel.com/comic/3.html

atrilumen 11y ago

I love this kind of stuff. FUI for film is usually done in video editing software... But I keep waiting to see realtime FUI become the norm. And I often wonder if practical UX can be created with that GMUNK / Ash Thorpe / Lorcan O'Shanahan aesthetic. Find more inspiration here: http://reddit.com/r/fui http://reddit.com/r/fui

paxcoder 11y ago

So it's an absolutely inflexible tiling window manager with an on-screen keyboard.

digi_owl 11y ago

Hello htop.

openfuture 11y ago

This looks like the top post ever on /r/unixporn. Altho it's 8 months old. https://www.reddit.com/r/unixporn/comments/2sz5xo/bspwmofxoc_i_love_sci_fi_movie_interfaces_so_i/ https://www.reddit.com/r/unixporn/comments/2sz5xo/bspwmofxoc... (Disclaimer: I spent like 4 seconds on the Dex site)

embik 11y ago
Well, it _is_ the same thing as in the post you linked. The user is /u/nnkd and the development log is located at nnkd.org ... One might jump to conclusions here :)