So, SciFiinterfaces.com focuses on the diegetic computer interfaces used by characters within the film or TV show itself. We’ve just been discussing the 3D file browser inJurassic Park. Which, since it was a real interactive program, just meant pointing a camera at the actor and the comput...
Citespace is an available tool for both interactive and exploratory analyses of the development of a scientific knowledge domain [17]. Both quantitative and qualitative methods are applied to understand the knowledge structures and further explore the research hotspots and trends [18]. Citespace is ...
Or you could make some mechanicalinteractive fisheye focuseffect, which would be even more spectacular. (Please, somebody, do this.) I also have to note that having Belief hold such a prominent place in this command and control room seems really self-serving. That much real estate is dedicate...
Reading through the comments, another big takeaway was that readers like reading a book that is inline with their expectations. If there’s going to be explicit sex scenes, make sure that’s clear up front. Do the same if your book has a lot of violence. If it’s part of a series, ...
What do the blue dots, blue bars and red line mean? Please indicate in the documentationThe dots represent exact felling dates (with waney edge). Probability of 1 assigned to 1 specific year. Added to documentation Other commentsI am surprised that different functions (for instance sw_combine ...
Speaking of bots, there is a brilliant bot that you can sign up for to help us resist American idiocracy. It’s theresistbot, and you can find it on Facebook messenger, twitter, and telegram. It provides easy ways to find out who represents you in Congress, and deliver messages to the...
It felt so interactive, like the demonstrations going on now during this presidency. Some people walked out—about four that I could see—and I remember thinking it was because of the controversial staging decisions or maybe because of the chairs. They are pretty uncomfortable. Then I saw the...
DOM manipulation is the heart of the modern, interactive web. Unfortunately, it is also a lot slower than most JavaScript operations. This slowness is made worse by the fact that most JavaScript frameworks update the DOM much more than they have to....
decision-making, and even emotions. HAL anticipated the development of AI systems like Siri, Alexa, and advanced voice recognition. Although HAL’s sentience and emotional intelligence remain fictional, modern AI and natural language processing have achieved many of the interactive functions Clarke imag...
The titular Primer is an interactive, nanotech-enriched book meant for a youthful gentrywoman. But it’s been nicked by a working class girl called Nell, whom it goes about giving the My Fair Lady treatment. Except, as it turns out, the Primer’s ultimate goal isn’t to turn out ...