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It's interesting how 3D, holographic interfaces have been in so many sci-fi movies etc., yet they all seem to get referred to as the "Minority Report" interface

• Cushman 16y ago
  It's good to look out for the little guy, but I think this is misplaced. The Minority Report interface was neither 3D nor holographic; just projected onto glass. What it did have was UI using individual fingertips as control points without touching the screen. So this system, for example, is pretty specifically a Minority Report interface. I don't know for a fact that Minority Report was the first conceptualization of that specific interface, though.
• bradleyland 16y ago
  What was interesting about Minority Report is that the technical consultant for the interface depicted in the movie is a guy who is actually working on a real solution; John Underkoffler. Contrast that with most movie computer interfaces that involve a lot of inane keyboard slamming or hand waving that has no real chance at ever becoming an actual product, and you can see where the difference in interest comes from. That's not to say that no other movie used a notable technical consultant, but Underkoffler's group have come closer to implementing the real thing than anyone else I know of.