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Here's where the 'pointing toward the future of computing' bit comes in: Similarly, Laser Socks is a fun demo by itself, but what we as researchers hope it poi
by westoncb 9y ago
Here's where the 'pointing toward the future of computing' bit comes in:
Similarly, Laser Socks is a fun demo by itself, but what we as researchers hope it points toward is a new type of computing that instead of isolating humans in artificial digital worlds, provides a medium of expression that is continuous and integrated with our physical and social worlds
So this is one 'application' built on an 'OS' developed by Bret Victor and Robert Ochshorn which was called Hypercard in the World, though the latest version is called Realtalk. More info here: https://limn.it/utopian-hacks/ https://limn.it/utopian-hacks/
- elefanten 9y agoWow, that link. What an insulting, self-important piece of drivel. It casually asserts that everyone who isn't Alan Kay or Bret Victor is dead-eyed, soulless drone. That all the work done in tech since Xerox PARC has been a series of criminal tragedies. Hope this guy scoots off elsewhere soon, to write some more fantasy time "ethnographies"