The Future of Computing - A 3-D Interactive Experience
The days of sitting in front of a small screen with a keyboard and mouse will likely be gone in the not-so-distant future. Oblong Industries has been working on a “Minority Report”-esque system that allows users to interact with the computer via gestures in a 3-D environment. This can change the way people interact with not only each other via the internet, but also the products that companies bring to market. Imagine being able to pull up two users profiles on Facebook or Twitter and being able to compare a plethora of data on them; or picture introducing a new product that consumers can handle, pour, manipulate and play with. A great video of the potential of this gestural interface can be found here. Microsoft is already exploring this kind of technology in the gaming world through Project Natal. How do you think this new technology will change the way we use the internet?
