Very Computer

How about a business application that's also a game. I've seen statistical
packages with visuallization that allow you to fly through a statistical
picture. I saw one that was a star field of dots, and some dots had lines
connecting them. The brighter the dot, the more of that item was sold in
the supermarket. The brighter the line connecting two dots, the more
likely the items were purchased together. There was a bright triangle
connecting hot dogs, buns, and potato chips. As for a game, change the
data and it's a chess board.

How about a doom clone, that's got a really easy texture/room editing
front end. No more boring slideshow endless meetings. Why not virtually
walk through your presentation and keep the audience awake? The same
engine gives you tours through museums and Quake.

Remember, when the CD war calms, we'll have full length movies on PC. I'm
thinking people will be wanting a more virtual 3d presentation than a
linear movie.

What do you think?
---Paul

: How about a business application that's also a game.

: How about a doom clone, that's got a really easy texture/room editing
: front end. No more boring slideshow endless meetings. Why not virtually
: walk through your presentation and keep the audience awake? The same
: engine gives you tours through museums and Quake.

: What do you think?

I think that businesspeople often don't respect stuff that isn't
properly "boring," i.e. authoritative.  Nevertheless, I think you
should try your ideas.  They'll either make wonderful products, or
wonderfully Dadaist art statements.  :-)

I've often wondered about the desktop GUI that simply refuses to sit
still, but is more interested in its own charming antics, and argues
with you about how the desktop should be laid out.  "No no, the menus
are supposed to stick out _siedeways_, and the elements are supposed
to zigzag up and down.  Like this."  Or "don't look at that file.
Look at this one!  With _this_ viewer."

Just think of it as "GUI's in Wonderland."  :-)

Cheers,
--
Brandon J. Van Every   |  I'm looking for work in Seattle.  Check out ZDEMO,
                       |  my 100% efficient, 100% portable 3d rendering lib,
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Well, there is a whole group of people where I am contracting at right
now that are doing just the very thing.  They are experimenting with
new user interfaces and possibly game-like control.  Wierd huh?

/* JP.H */

: : How about a business application that's also a game.

: : How about a doom clone, that's got a really easy texture/room editing
: : front end. No more boring slideshow endless meetings. Why not virtually
: : walk through your presentation and keep the audience awake? The same
: : engine gives you tours through museums and Quake.

: : What do you think?

Would be cool. Really. Only the one thing to make sure is that the engine
(with effects and stuff) is not going to become the biggest part of the
presentation. Make sure that the things which matter (results, conclusions
etc) are clearly understandable.

: I think that businesspeople often don't respect stuff that isn't
: properly "boring," i.e. authoritative.  Nevertheless, I think you
: should try your ideas.  They'll either make wonderful products, or
: wonderfully Dadaist art statements.  :-)

Hmmm. Dunno about this one. I am studying Logistics and Business Management
(so I am to become one of those businesspeople :) and when you have seen a
few presentations with awful but authoritative sheets, you've had enough
and you really want something different. My project team has done a
computer presentation and they really liked it. (They=management team of a
large store-chain De Bijenkorf here in Holland)

: I've often wondered about the desktop GUI that simply refuses to sit
: still, but is more interested in its own charming antics, and argues
: with you about how the desktop should be laid out.  "No no, the menus
: are supposed to stick out _siedeways_, and the elements are supposed
: to zigzag up and down.  Like this."  Or "don't look at that file.
: Look at this one!  With _this_ viewer."

So it opens up stuff when you don't want to? :) Like loading WP for Windows
when you're in DOS-mode playing DukeNukem 3d? No way....:)

 : Just think of it as "GUI's in Wonderland."  :-)

: Cheers,
: --
: Brandon J. Van Every   |  I'm looking for work in Seattle.  Check out ZDEMO,
:                        |  my 100% efficient, 100% portable 3d rendering lib,
: 3d Computer Graphics   |  at <http://www.blarg.net/~vanevery>.

Byebye, Johan List
Graduate in Logistics and Business Man.
Hogeschool van Amsterdam
And part-time struggling games coder .. Any jobs out there guys? :)