Now *THIS* is for real!
By
Chaos Creator,
Posted on: 2011-08-24 09:34 in Comic and Hero-Villain Culture
Want! Because I want a HUD for a lot of reasons.
Wow...that is pretty cool.
Though I can see a rash of car accidents from people watching movies while driving...
Quote:
I figured by the time these become mainstream, self-driving cars will be available as well.
|
Originally Posted by SilverSablinova
Wow...that is pretty cool.
Though I can see a rash of car accidents from people watching movies while driving... |
@Rylas
Kill 'em all. Let XP sort 'em out.
Quote:
And if they are not, we will bloody well keep crashing until they realise its what is needed!
|
Originally Posted by Rylas
I figured by the time these become mainstream, self-driving cars will be available as well.
|
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by VoodooGirl
[*]Watching out for the Spinning Disco Portal of D00M!*
|
Wow!
I always love how Science Fiction gets the ideas in advance of the reality, but this is sooooo close to what they use in Torchwood, it's uncanny!
Makes you wonder if they knew about it, or did the makers of these watch Torchwood? Which came first, the chicken or the egg? 
We built this city on Rock and Roll!
Someone's been watching a lot of Torchwood. Mind you, fitting new batteries would be a bit of a pain...
Is it time for the dance of joy yet?
Quote:
The first thing that came to mind for me was the book Rainbow's End to be honest. There's been a lot of these new crazy tech advances lately that remind me of it to be honest.
|
Originally Posted by Coin
I always love how Science Fiction gets the ideas in advance of the reality, but this is sooooo close to what they use in Torchwood, it's uncanny!
|
MA Arcs: Yarmouth 1509 and 58812
Augmented reality as a concept is awesome. as a fact... Totally strange.
Quote:
Could explain Gwen's bug-eye'd responses...|
Originally Posted by DreamWeaver
Someone's been watching a lot of Torchwood. Mind you, fitting new batteries would be a bit of a pain...
|
I don't KNOW Jack! I NEED ta KNOW Jack! M'batteries in m'eyes are DEAD Jack! I can't SEE Jack!
Quote:
...either that, or Jack left his naughty Tumblr feed open in Safari the last time he wore them. (It'd have to be Safari, seeing as how they're eyePhones.)
|
Originally Posted by SilverSablinova
Could explain Gwen's bug-eye'd responses...
I don't KNOW Jack! I NEED ta KNOW Jack! M'batteries in m'eyes are DEAD Jack! I can't SEE Jack! |
Is it time for the dance of joy yet?
Quote:
I'd pay for it just so I could have a health bar floating in the top left corner of my vision.|
Originally Posted by Innovator
Want! Because I want a HUD for a lot of reasons.
|
Oh, oh... how about options? Different styles of health bars, ammo counters, shield and XP gauges.
What if you could hook it up to your phone's GPS and have your own mini-map?
I'm aware of the Torchwood reference here but I prefer to think this was inspired by Futurama's eyePhone myself.
Loth 50 Fire/Rad Controller [1392 Badges] [300 non-AE Souvenirs]
Ryver 50 Ele� Blaster [1392 Badges]
Silandra 50 Peacebringer [1138 Badges] [No Redside Badges]
--{=====> Virtue ♀
I seem to recall hearing these being predicted at least ten years back, but I can't recall where.
Quote:
Just for this, I LOVE this idea! I get lost so easily sometimes. It's pretty sad. Especially when you consider the fact that I've lived in the same city for as long as I can remember.
|
Originally Posted by Cowman
What if you could hook it up to your phone's GPS and have your own mini-map?
|
Quote:
Well this was one of those technologies that was fairly likely bound to happen eventually. Ten years ago we may not have known -when- it was going to hit, but clearly the elements to make it possible were on the horizon and it's a fairly logical progression of the HUD concept.|
Originally Posted by Clave_Dark_5
I seem to recall hearing these being predicted at least ten years back, but I can't recall where.
|
But I predict, like SilverSablinova mentioned, that a lot of people are going to get themselves into various "accidents" trying to use these things whether they are driving cars or just walking down the street.
Loth 50 Fire/Rad Controller [1392 Badges] [300 non-AE Souvenirs]
Ryver 50 Ele� Blaster [1392 Badges]
Silandra 50 Peacebringer [1138 Badges] [No Redside Badges]
--{=====> Virtue ♀
Quote:
A co-worker told me just last night he saw a guy driving down the street on a motorcycle and texting at the same time... I'm sure there will be accidents!
|
Originally Posted by Lothic
But I predict, like SilverSablinova mentioned, that a lot of people are going to get themselves into various "accidents" trying to use these things whether they are driving cars or just walking down the street.
|
Define "real".
So far, they've implanted *one* led. Just a pinpoint of light.
The photos you see in the article are photoshopped design concepts.
It would be like having a piston in a laboratory turn over once proving the concept of the combustion engine and writing an article about it with a picture of a Ferrari.
Soooo.... very early proof of concept stage.
Speeding Through New DA Repeatables || Spreadsheet o' Enhancements || Zombie Skins: better skins for these forums || Guide to Guides
Quote:
That's called 'looking for investors' and it's a time-honored tradition. |
Originally Posted by Zombie Man
It would be like having a piston in a laboratory turn over once proving the concept of the combustion engine and writing an article about it with a picture of a Ferrari.
|
Quote:
I never assumed we could run down to Best Buy and buy a pair of these tomorrow. |
Originally Posted by Zombie Man
Define "real".
So far, they've implanted *one* led. Just a pinpoint of light. The photos you see in the article are photoshopped design concepts. It would be like having a piston in a laboratory turn over once proving the concept of the combustion engine and writing an article about it with a picture of a Ferrari. Soooo.... very early proof of concept stage. |
But I'd be surprised if it takes more than say 5 years before some version of these become retail-level technology.
Loth 50 Fire/Rad Controller [1392 Badges] [300 non-AE Souvenirs]
Ryver 50 Ele� Blaster [1392 Badges]
Silandra 50 Peacebringer [1138 Badges] [No Redside Badges]
--{=====> Virtue ♀
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Clave_Dark_5
I seem to recall hearing these being predicted at least ten years back, but I can't recall where.
|
Clicking on the linked image above will take you off the City of Heroes site. However, the guides will be linked back here.
Quote:
I'll define real as in "this is in a lab" and not just some crack-pot spouting loose claims of proof. [see: Is This Guy for Real thread for reference]|
Originally Posted by Zombie Man
Define "real".
So far, they've implanted *one* led. Just a pinpoint of light. The photos you see in the article are photoshopped design concepts. It would be like having a piston in a laboratory turn over once proving the concept of the combustion engine and writing an article about it with a picture of a Ferrari. Soooo.... very early proof of concept stage. |
And yes, I'm completely aware that the photos are only there for aesthetics, as they are credited to whomever created the concept art. I'm not trying to imply that this article is talking about a real product just days away from being in your local store awaiting your purchase. But placing an LED onto a contact lens is an incredible and plausible step towards the goal they have.
Now stop poopooing on the SCIENCE!
@Rylas
Kill 'em all. Let XP sort 'em out.
Quote:
I thought you were were talking about these.
|
Originally Posted by Rylas
Close your eyes and imagine a world of bright vibrant color.
Better yet, just leave them open and use these contact lenses. Currently, I don't require corrective lenses, but for these I'd wear them anyway. |
Teams are the number one killer of soloists.
Quote:
Those were generally more eye implants than contacts though right? The oldest literary or game reference to contacts that displayed an image I can think of was Rainbow's End back in '07, but I'd be surprised if there wasn't one earlier than that.
|
Originally Posted by Hyperstrike
|
MA Arcs: Yarmouth 1509 and 58812
Quote:
In a couple of the supplements there've been more consumer-grade stuff like contacts.
|
Originally Posted by Oliin
Those were generally more eye implants than contacts though right? The oldest literary or game reference to contacts that displayed an image I can think of was Rainbow's End back in '07, but I'd be surprised if there wasn't one earlier than that.
|
Clicking on the linked image above will take you off the City of Heroes site. However, the guides will be linked back here.
Close your eyes and imagine a world of bright vibrant color.
Better yet, just leave them open and use these contact lenses.
Currently, I don't require corrective lenses, but for these I'd wear them anyway.
@Rylas
Kill 'em all. Let XP sort 'em out.