Tuesday, February 11, 2003
Inventor Throws Curve at Screens
Posted by Janak Parekh in "OFF-TOPIC" @ 09:53 PM
Hmm, this is too scary for me to imagine. 8)
"Imagine if your computer screen curved around your head, immersing you in information, images and sounds.
Taking a cue from the film industry, Gary Starkweather had a hunch that enlarging and bending the screen would make computers much more natural to use.
"I'd never seen moviegoers get really thrilled on small screens," he said. "It becomes a much more compelling experience at an IMAX theatre. I thought 'What if we had a computer display that looked more like a Cinerama?'"
"Imagine if your computer screen curved around your head, immersing you in information, images and sounds.
Taking a cue from the film industry, Gary Starkweather had a hunch that enlarging and bending the screen would make computers much more natural to use.
"I'd never seen moviegoers get really thrilled on small screens," he said. "It becomes a much more compelling experience at an IMAX theatre. I thought 'What if we had a computer display that looked more like a Cinerama?'"
