Re: Gesture Recognition, Was Re: Minority Report

From: Natasha Vita-More (natasha@natasha.cc)
Date: Thu Jul 04 2002 - 19:55:14 MDT


At 05:07 PM 7/4/02 -0700, Max wrote:

>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.

Hu? I was working on something with Amara Angelica - buzzing away - and I
decided to check email and lookee what I found. Yup! I'd say that Primo
Posthuman would really get a kick out of it.

Hip-Hop,

Natasha

Natasha Vita-More
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