HCI in sci fi movies and television series
Some of the technology explored in that essay comes from shows like Star Trek: The Next Generation, Futurama, Star Trek: Enterprise, and an old German series called Raumschiff Orion.
Schmitz’s essay looks at the technology used in these series and compares them to similar technology in the real world. All true science fiction is grounded somewhat in real science, and that essay delves into that world quite extensively and shows how often contemporary technology began as a fictional concept before we were finally able to catch up and prepare it a
Filed under: Other Science Fiction Shows, OpEd, Futurama, Star Trek: The Next Generation
Via Boing Boing comes this lengthy essay from Michael Schmitz that looks at Human Computer Interaction in both movies and television. For example, the “Wil Wheaton” in the picture on the right is now a real person. I know, it’s spooky.
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The essay is a bit heavy, but I think sci fi nerds will appreciate it.
Original post by Adam Finley
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