I think the best example of pseudo CGI are the user interfaces from Star Trek the Next Generation in the late 80s, early 90s. In the show, every display is sup

I think the best example of pseudo CGI are the user interfaces from Star Trek the Next Generation in the late 80s, early 90s. In the show, every display is supposed to be an interactive digital display, but because such displays didn't exist at the time, they actually faked it using exacto knives and cellophane. For the 2023 Star Trek Picard show, they actually recreated the Enterprise Bridge, but replaced most of the fake LCARS cutouts with actual OLED screens! The artist who created the LCARS design talks about it in this video: https://youtu.be/iRlSQiYnDLI?si=pN6OvmvNeaOO_OmI&t=62 https://youtu.be/iRlSQiYnDLI?si=pN6OvmvNeaOO_OmI&t=62 He talks about how actors in the late 90s had no conception of pushing digital buttons, and had to be coaxed into the idea that you could touch a screen rather than a physical control!