terminal results from videogame play:

in the movie a program can destroy each other. In this example your gameplay affects your private files on your harddrive.

http://www.stfj.net/index2.php?project=art/2009/loselose

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Nowadays you have quite a choice of text/audio to speech tools on the internet. Some of them are for free, some of them you have tp pay for. You get them in all the different languages and you can choose beween lots of different speakers.

LesefixPro – TextAloud – Virtual voice are all programs that you can download for free on the softonic website.

http://www.softonic.de/s/text-to-audio

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“Microsoft Surface™, the first commercially available surface computer from Microsoft Corp., turns an ordinary tabletop into a vibrant, interactive surface.”(Microsoft)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rP5y7yp06n0

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artificial intelligence:

Das Deutsche Forschungszentrum Human-Centered Visualization HCV, konzentriert sich auf die Forschungs- und Entwicklungsarbeiten “Mensch-Computer” in Verbindung mit Künstliche Intelligenz.

Das Institut teilt sich in 3 Bereiche auf:
1.Informationsvisualisierung
2.Graphische Interaktion
3.Intelligente Visuelle Präsentation

http://www.dfki.de/web/kompetenz/hcv

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Teleportation

Erstmals ist es gelungen, zwei Atome über einen Abstand von einem Meter zu verschränken. Das Experiment ist ein wichtiger Schritt zur Quantenkommunikation über größere Strecken.(Spiegel-Online)

http://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/mensch/0,1518,603012,00.html

Quantenverschränkung (additional information)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjmphnhzQAw

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Our brain is still the fastest processor. It can process complex visual images, recognize languages, control your entire body, understand conceptual problems and be creative. http://computer.howstuffworks.com/question54.htm

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computer voice synthesis:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRCeTBv2xB4

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Computer on your brain!

A new brain-computer-interface technology could turn our brains into automatic image-identifying machines that operate faster than human consciousness.

Researchers at Columbia University are combining the processing power of the human brain with computer vision to develop a novel device that will allow people to search through images ten times faster than they can on their own.

http://newton.bme.columbia.edu/

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Virtuelle Realität
Durch das Head-Mounted Display wird eine Art Virtueller Raum direkt vor den Augen geschaffen, dies könnte in Zukunft den Bildschirm ersetzen und die Bearbeitung zum Beispiel von sehr großem Videomaterial erleichtern.

http://www.e-teaching.org/didaktik/gestaltung/vr/
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head-Mounted_Display
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd3-eiid-Uw

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Ginger Reply:
November 9th, 2009 at 1:48 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXnfsCjthuI&feature=related

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I wanna talk about the “virtual reality”…. The look and feel in the movie “Tron” was remembering me of a PSX1 game called Metal Gear Solid VR Missions. I think the developer of the game took the movie “Tron” as inspiration for creating the game look from that add-on. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQQ73F7vb0Q

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Also interesting is the artificial virtual human recreation of human bodies, faces and movements as you can see on the following link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUvAVjUnE8M

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I found something very interestinng in the touchscreen technologie.This could be a revolutionary advention in the interface design, i will look forward to see it in our environment.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTwcageiJnM&feature=PlayList&p=69679F63D712891B&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=3

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Electronic machines have a strong appeal and create new possibilities for users.

http://www.nutramed.com/brain/virtual_reality.htm

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pulsed microwave technology, biological amplification, emotion cloning?

advances, problematics and experiences on synthethic telepathy:

http://www.google.de/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=7&ved=0CCcQFjAG&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.earthpulse.com%2Fepulseuploads%2Farticles%2FSynTelepathy.pdf&rct=j&q=ARTIFICIAL+TELEPATHY+filetype%3Apdf&ei=mTT4SpDtMpT__AaMyZy2Aw&usg=AFQjCNFos-ZOYpJY5oWicFoFe_byxvURpg

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computer voice synthesis:

here is an advanced example of text to speech functionality. You type the text into the box and a computer synthesised voice is reading it for you.

http://www.nuance.com/vocalizer5/flash/index.html

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people are still developing VR- gadgets such as:

-”powered shoes that allow the wearer to walk in any direction at any speed and yet remain where they are.”
http://robots.net/article/1965.html
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2006/06/powered_shoes_virtual_rea.html

-Virtusphere
“The 360-degree VR environment allows for complete movement in a virtual environment, and can be paired with head-mounted displays for a total alternate-reality experience.”
http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=462

- brain hacking goggles, which uses LEDs and sound to “make your brain waves sync up into beta, alpha, theta, and delta brainwaves!”
making you trip out
i want to try this
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2007/05/hack_your_brain_make_vide.html

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Translation of atoms to bits:

There is a technology called 3D scanning. A 3D scanner is a device that analyzes a real-world object or environment to collect data on its shape and possibly its appearance. The collected data can then be used to construct digital, three dimensional models useful for a wide variety of applications.

In my opinion this is a form of translating atoms to bits. Maybe in the future it is also possible to digitize people like in Tron.

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laserscanning

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBQtNFHwdkM

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gabriel Reply:
November 13th, 2009 at 2:05 pm

This video is from 2003 — could you find anything more recent?

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Ulrike Reply:
November 15th, 2009 at 5:45 pm

I found 2 more videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XZfR1at-AQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIQGtu5vCbw&feature=related

You can also find more information on http://www.artec-group.com

There are some very interesting information about 3D scanning and also some more videos to watch.
http://artec-group.com/3dscanning/broadway/overview.html

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Teleportation
Sounds impossible:

“Das Schiff wurde gänzlich unsichtbar, für 15 Minuten war nur sein Kielabdruck im Wasser zu sehen. In dieser Zeit wurde es in den 370 Kilometer entfernten Kriegshafen von Norfolk teleportiert…”

http://www.focus.de/wissen/wissenschaft/odenwalds_universum/frage-von-b-korn_aid_64096.html

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gabriel Reply:
November 13th, 2009 at 2:06 pm

Could you find anything contemporary relating to teleportation?

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Christine Reply:
November 20th, 2009 at 4:13 pm

Here I found some other sites:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10150272-1.html

http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1934027_1934003_1933950,00.html

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This is in eyes the futur of the touchscreen interface.
Jeff Han shows off a cheap, scalable multi-touch and pressure-sensitive computer screen interface that may spell the end of point-and-click.

http://www.ted.com/talks/jeff_han_demos_his_breakthrough_touchscreen.html

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Though I’m not that much into fashion, besides all the technical stuff, what really caught my eye in TRON were the outfits inside the MCP.

Fashiondesigner Louise Goldin created 80’s- and TRON-inspired clothes for last year’s fall season. Pretty interesting.
I still miss the lights and glowing on the clothes, maybe fall 2010?
http://www.style.com/fashionshows/complete/slideshow/F2008RTW-LGOLDIN?event=show1702&designer=design_house1454&trend=&iphoto=8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tco6vqZRCCU

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Daft Punk made on their “Alive Tour” a amazing Lightshow. Nobody has ever seen such Lighteffects before, i read they were influenced of the Movie Tron by making it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGECJP3phyY&feature=fvw

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In this video you will see the influence a little bit better:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mj9AYdsb5Kg&feature=channel

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