Minggu, 16 Februari 2014

Design of Techno Environments in Movies

Design of Techno Environments in Movies

tech-interface

Okay, this post is going to be a bit different from what we usually cover at Home-Designing. But have you ever wondered who designs those futuristic looking techno environments that you see in sci-fi flicks like Minority Report, Star Trek and the like? Answer: Companies like OOOii.

This Hollywood based company focuses on creating interactive custom environments for directors like Steven Spielberg, JJ Abrams & Michael Bay. So what would a design brief from Spielberg sound like? Something like this:

Imagine a world where technology permeates all aspect of our lives in a way that both celebrates the feats of human innovation while at the same time incorporates the flaws of real world imperfection.

minority-report-interface

This was the brief given to them for the movie Minority Report. As a response, OOOii introduced a world where computers and humans interact in meaningful ways each taking on tasks best suited to their abilities; gesture based interaction, massive live dataset visualizations, head tracking for immersive perception, environment initiated / controlled content, remotely served media onto non-traditional surfaces, computer assisted expert systems.

minority-report-int4

minority-report-int2

minority-report-int3

live-environment
MINORITY REPORT / Live Environment

Alex McDowell and the team from Three Ring Circus designed this memorable immersive environment in which an individual’s identity is scanned and the surrounding content responds by personalizing its message.

One can just imagine the pressure on these guys when they start out to design such environments. As OOOii puts it, the goal is usually this: “The spectacle must be epic, the inspiration must be unrivaled, the technology must be solid and the experience must be enlightening.” From the gesture based interfaces in Minority Report to the immersive technologies in The Island, from the power walls of D

Tidak ada komentar:

Posting Komentar