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I think it's a bit unfair to say "for aesthetic reasons". The article says it's because projectionists are familiar with the Palm Pilot UI (because to them it'
by sbarre 3y ago
I think it's a bit unfair to say "for aesthetic reasons".
The article says it's because projectionists are familiar with the Palm Pilot UI (because to them it's just another tool), and rather than get them to re-learn a different UI, they used emulation to provide the same familiar UI on newer hardware.
We (technology/digital experts) take for granted our level of comfort in sussing out how a new UI works.
- photoGrant 3y agoI don't say it lightly. It's trivial to remove the process entirely. The whole point of this style of projection is that it's as much theatre as the theatre itself. It's kept, including the aesthetic of the Pilot device itself, purely for nostalgic decoration and little more!
- sbarre 3y agoOk well the text of the literal article we're commenting on seems to contradict you, but all good.
- TheNewsIsHere 3y agoI think this is basically similar to the tension between if it ain’t broke don’t fix it, and the desire to improve (or if you like, recreate, iterate, etc) what exists.