links for 2007-05-09
Posted by Sean FitzGerald on May 9, 2007
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Director James Cameron shares his ideas on the future of film. He predicts that performance capture will replace a lot of digital animation, which will be a boon for actors, and that much of media in the future will go 3D.
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“…an operating system, based on human hand gesturing, that enables the user to explore in a 3D plane.” I can’t wait for this…. it’s a logical development… and no more RSI and bad backs!
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“MPK20 is a virtual 3D environment in which employees can accomplish their real work, share documents, and meet with colleagues using natural voice communication.” & “Sun Labs Porta-Person with MPK20, meetings can bridge the virtual and physical worlds.”
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“Online games like World of Warcraft and Second Life are absolute dictatorships, where the whim of the companies controlling them is law.” Cory Doctorow questions whether corporate-owned virtual worlds can ever be democracies. I doubt it.
