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Today's Disney. If you looked at the video from the studio showing off tech decades ago, you could hear, see and feel the passion.

CharlesW 3y ago
You can definitely hear, see, and feel the passion of Larry Smoot in the video on that page. Also, Disney has patented their inventions since the beginning: https://patentyogi.com/technology/celebrity-patent-walt-disney-invented-this-multi-plane-camera-to-produce-feature-length-movies/ https://patentyogi.com/technology/celebrity-patent-walt-disn...
- BiteCode_dev 3y ago
  That's a good example. Look at the video showing off this exact tech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdHTlUGN1zw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdHTlUGN1zw You feel like you are part of the family while watching this. It's a completely different vibe. Honestly, I feel vaguely threatened by the HoloTile Floor demo tone. The way he answers the question about what's it's going to be used for feels like a parent that doesn't want to reveal something to a child.
  - CharlesW 3y ago
    > You feel like you are part of the family while watching this. Fair enough! I'd just note that Walt was pioneer of content marketing, and I'm sure that was the goal. (This segment was broadcast in the television series Disneyland (1954–1959) in the episode, "Tricks of Our Trade".) > Honestly, I feel vaguely threatened by the HoloTile Floor demo tone. The way he answers the question about what's it's going to be used for feels like a parent that doesn't want to reveal something to a child. This one? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68YMEmaF0rs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68YMEmaF0rs Agreed, it's terrible — overscripted, artificial, inauthentic — and a failed simulacrum of what Walt's Disney did above. The only honest part is 2:15-3:00, marred only by the terrible reading of the pretend guest.
  - walterclifford 3y ago
    > It's a completely different vibe. Sure, but everyone shouldn't be expected to have the charisma and salesmanship of Walt Disney.
- daniel_reetz 3y ago
  I worked in that very lab, side by side with Lanny Smoot for four years straight. The man is 100% passion and 110% invention.
  - nytesky 3y ago
    Read his Wikipedia, wow he is amazing. Can you post a thread about his inventions and what it was like working with him?
    - daniel_reetz 3y ago
      I'm not in a position to discuss, unfortunately. For now, I'll just say he's the real deal, and I'm proud of him and Disney Research.
      - BiteCode_dev 3y ago
        That comment is the textual equivalent of the video. I've never seen so distant as an adult from a company I used to feel close as a kid.
  - BiteCode_dev 3y ago
    Oh I don't doubt the man, the invention itself is so amazing anybody working on it must be incredible. I'm saying the message format sucks, which for a company specialized in medias, is ironic. When I watch the video, I don't see the Disney family friendly that I used to love. I see the corporation that seems to be uncomfortable to invite me to the party they are trying to sell me entries to.

CharlesW 3y ago

You can definitely hear, see, and feel the passion of Larry Smoot in the video on that page. Also, Disney has patented their inventions since the beginning: https://patentyogi.com/technology/celebrity-patent-walt-disney-invented-this-multi-plane-camera-to-produce-feature-length-movies/ https://patentyogi.com/technology/celebrity-patent-walt-disn...

BiteCode_dev 3y ago
That's a good example. Look at the video showing off this exact tech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdHTlUGN1zw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdHTlUGN1zw You feel like you are part of the family while watching this. It's a completely different vibe. Honestly, I feel vaguely threatened by the HoloTile Floor demo tone. The way he answers the question about what's it's going to be used for feels like a parent that doesn't want to reveal something to a child.
- CharlesW 3y ago
  > You feel like you are part of the family while watching this. Fair enough! I'd just note that Walt was pioneer of content marketing, and I'm sure that was the goal. (This segment was broadcast in the television series Disneyland (1954–1959) in the episode, "Tricks of Our Trade".) > Honestly, I feel vaguely threatened by the HoloTile Floor demo tone. The way he answers the question about what's it's going to be used for feels like a parent that doesn't want to reveal something to a child. This one? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68YMEmaF0rs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68YMEmaF0rs Agreed, it's terrible — overscripted, artificial, inauthentic — and a failed simulacrum of what Walt's Disney did above. The only honest part is 2:15-3:00, marred only by the terrible reading of the pretend guest.
- walterclifford 3y ago
  > It's a completely different vibe. Sure, but everyone shouldn't be expected to have the charisma and salesmanship of Walt Disney.
daniel_reetz 3y ago
I worked in that very lab, side by side with Lanny Smoot for four years straight. The man is 100% passion and 110% invention.
- nytesky 3y ago
  Read his Wikipedia, wow he is amazing. Can you post a thread about his inventions and what it was like working with him?
  - daniel_reetz 3y ago
    I'm not in a position to discuss, unfortunately. For now, I'll just say he's the real deal, and I'm proud of him and Disney Research.
    - BiteCode_dev 3y ago
      That comment is the textual equivalent of the video. I've never seen so distant as an adult from a company I used to feel close as a kid.
- BiteCode_dev 3y ago
  Oh I don't doubt the man, the invention itself is so amazing anybody working on it must be incredible. I'm saying the message format sucks, which for a company specialized in medias, is ironic. When I watch the video, I don't see the Disney family friendly that I used to love. I see the corporation that seems to be uncomfortable to invite me to the party they are trying to sell me entries to.