Sabrina Kilian wrote:
> I'll take three!

Sure, just make the check out to "Ben Chambers", and allow 4-6 weeks for 
delivery... :)

> I think the table matches the monitor fine, both very utilitarian.
> Personally, the green checkered floor would bother me more then the
> striped walls. At least I think the floor looks green, from the
> reflections in the table legs.

Yes, it's a green / white checker.  I threw the room together in about 
15 minutes, which is why I went with the simple patterns.

> The screen looks like it has some substantial depth to it, like 1/4
> inch? I could see that being troublesome if the lights in the room were
> at the wrong place, causing someone some distraction.

Yes, 1/4 inch is exactly the thickness.  What would you suggest, 1/8"? 
1/16"?  No matter what the thickness is, though, placing the lights 
wrong will mess things up.

> I could only suggest a laser keyboard, or holographic mouse to match.

Well, first I need to add some cords, and then work on the screenshots 
(I'll probably use media for the next version, right now I'm using 
actual text objects and an image_mapped box, both inside the screen).

It's hard to say what kind of keyboard or mouse would work best with a 
system like this; I think I would prefer it to just remain a 
touch-screen system, as anything else seems too clunky for it :)

...Chambers

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Ben Chambers wrote:
> I don't know that one.  Is it a movie?  A book?

It's a book by Rudy Rucker called _The Hacker And The Ants_

Full of cool near-future VR hardware and software, etc. Your screen 
reminds me of the Spex system he uses for shared VR work.

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Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:
> Ben Chambers wrote:
> > I just had an idea for a monitor that I wanted to try,
>
> Rudy Rucker - The Hacker And The Ant.  :-)
>


I preferred his "White Light".

Stephen

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> Yes, 1/4 inch is exactly the thickness.  What would you suggest, 1/8"? 
> 1/16"?  No matter what the thickness is, though, placing the lights wrong 
> will mess things up.

Make it curved, this will help with the light reflections, and also will be 
more comfortable to use.  Also I assume it has an anti-reflection coating 
;-)

>> I could only suggest a laser keyboard, or holographic mouse to match.
>
> Well, first I need to add some cords,

Nah you don't want cords, wireless power and data is the way to go!

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Ben Chambers wrote:
> OK, so the scene is crap.  I hate the walls.  The table is minimalistic. 
>  The CDs and Newton's Cradle are all right, but I didn't model those 
> (the CDs are Rune's, I believe, and I got Newton's Cradle off of 
> POV-World).  They're just for scale, anyway.
> 
> I just had an idea for a monitor that I wanted to try, and that's what I 
> did.  Personally, I love the idea, and I'd love to get a screen like 
> this.  I showed it to Kimberly, and she hated it, though :(

:-) did you see my post on p.off-topic on the 29th about IBM's new 
screen technology?

Think you could do it if you combined a plasma(adds light) with an 
LCD(subtracts light) although I'm heading way off topic.

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Verm wrote:
> :-) did you see my post on p.off-topic on the 29th about IBM's new 
> screen technology?

No, I haven't read OT in several years.  I still remember having 200+ 
messages a day, and how much time it took up ;)

...Chambers

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Ben Chambers nous apporta ses lumieres en ce 30-01-2007 15:00:
> OK, so the scene is crap.  I hate the walls.  The table is minimalistic. 
>  The CDs and Newton's Cradle are all right, but I didn't model those 
> (the CDs are Rune's, I believe, and I got Newton's Cradle off of 
> POV-World).  They're just for scale, anyway.
> 
> I just had an idea for a monitor that I wanted to try, and that's what I 
> did.  Personally, I love the idea, and I'd love to get a screen like 
> this.  I showed it to Kimberly, and she hated it, though :(
> 
> FYI, the screen is 32 inches across, and 18 inches down (16x9 ratio), 
> meaning it would be considered a 37" monitor.  That's a beast, but a 
> beautiful one, IMO :)
> 
> ...Chambers
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
Can you send me a working one? Please!

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Ben Chambers wrote:
> Verm wrote:
>> :-) did you see my post on p.off-topic on the 29th about IBM's new 
>> screen technology?
> 
> No, I haven't read OT in several years.  I still remember having 200+ 
> messages a day, and how much time it took up ;)

Fair point - it was just pointing you to a "real" version of this

http://www.flickr.com/photos/abirkill/371931493/

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Verm wrote:
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/abirkill/371931493/


IIRC, it's not the same thing.  Isn't this the model with a camera in 
the back?  If it's the one I'm thinking of, then it just takes a picture 
of whatever is behind it, and uses that as the desktop wallpaper.

And if it IS the same thing, that horrible frame ruins it.  Surely they 
could find a better color than *black*.

...Chambers

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Ben, those PC-HUDs (like in a F-18) where are they manufactured?

As for the wall, use something more relax, beige or gray, maybe with a 
fine grain in it.  This way we'll see better on the screen.  And talking 
of which, I suggest you dim the background color (make it slightly 
opaque) it would make the display more readable for the user.

Just couple ideas on the already pretty nice work!
   Simon

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