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Iron Man HUD: A Breakdown
So this is going to take a few posts. You see, the next interface that appears in The Avengers is a video conference between Tony Stark in his Iron Man supersuit and his partner in romance and...
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Iron Man HUD: Just the functions
In the last post we went over the Iron HUD components. There is a great deal to say about the interactions and interface, but let’s just take a moment to recount everything that the HUD does over the...
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Iron Man HUD: 1st person view
In the prior post we catalogued the functions in the Iron HUD. Today we examine the 1st-person display. When we first see the HUD, Tony is donning the Iron Man mask. Tony asks, JARVIS, “You there?”...
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Iron Man HUD: 2nd-person view
In the prior post we looked at the HUD display from Tony’s point of view. In this post we dive deeper into the 2nd-person view, which turns out to be not what it seems. The HUD itself displays a number...
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Glossary: Facing, Off-facing, Lengthwise, and Edgewise
As part of the ongoing review of the Iron Man HUD, I noticed a small feature in the Iron Man 3 UI 2nd-person UI that—in order to critique—I have to discuss some new concepts and introduce some new...
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Tony Stark is being lied to (by his own creation)
In the last post we discussed some necessary, new terms to have in place for the ongoing deep dive examination of the Iron Man HUD, there’s one last bit of meandering philosophy and fan theory I’d like...
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The Mechanized Squire
Having completed the welding he did not need to do, Tony flies home to a ledge atop Stark tower and lands. As he begins his strut to the interior, a complex, ring-shaped mechanism raises around him...
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The Cloak of Levitation, Part 4: Improvements
In prior posts we looked at an overview of the cloak, pondered whether it could ever work in reality (Mostly, in the far future), and whether or not the cloak could be considered agentive. (Mostly,...
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Observations and Reflections
So what is a 3D interface? These examples, although fictional, demonstrate that “3D” can be used in different ways. In Jurassic Park and Hackers, 3D graphics are used to create a richer display with...
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