Re: Gesture Recognition, Was Re: Minority Report

From: Max More (max@maxmore.com)
Date: Thu Jul 04 2002 - 18:07:57 MDT


At 01:02 AM 7/5/2002 +0200, Anders wrote:
>One problem with the system in the film is likely that
>it would be tiring to use for a long time (not an issue in the film, but
>could be for real life applications; still, I could use the upper body
>exercise :-)

Health clubs are constantly looking for new ways to hook those wanting
aerobic exercise. Instead of jazzercize -- aerobics that involves dance,
yoga, and tai chi and martial kinds of movements combined using an
interface a bit like that in Minority Report, but intended for far more
expression -- sort of a Kai's Powertools/Jackson Pollack
action-art/Kata/Dance activity. Could be relatively simple, or highly
advanced requiring a combination of somatic, physiological, and creative
abilities.

Hmmm. This seems like the kind of serious fun that Primo Posthuman would
engage in. <http://www.natasha.cc/primo.htm> I could also see it working
well if they made a movie out of Walter Jon Williams Aristoi -- still one
of my favorite SF novels.

Onward!

Max

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