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State of 3d Graphics on Wireless Devices
An anonymous reader writes "This
Computer Graphics World Magazine article
discusses the current and future state of 3d graphics on wireless platforms. Apparently Japan is ahead of the game with a relatively standardized 3d render engine. Seems like the main use is for 3d virtual pets and the standard sort of games one might expect. What I'm waiting for is what I believe to be the next step; the one described in, oh, so many sci-fi novels... a personality for my handheld! Imagine, if you will, a
personalized avatar or something that can interact with you and perhaps assist you in your daily endevours (with a touch of attitude?).."
I'm saddened that it appears ALL the new wireless phones coming out are active matrix color screens. I personally would prefer form over fashion in this case, and would be happy with a conventional indiglo type displace.
The benefit: greatly increased battery life. Even with the new-fangled lithium-polymer (and soon to be proton-polymer) technology, the full color display are batter wasters!
something that can interact with you and perhaps assist you in your daily endevours (with a touch of attitude?).."
Ever considered human contact? You know "IRL"
I definitly agree, I see little point in paying to be a test bed for a new shoddy technology that is yet to settle down into a some what steady predicitable state. Manafacturers still don't know what to aim for in a handheld device, and the ones that attempt an all in one solution don't do so well. The problem is size, I carry a modbile phone, keys and my wallet. I like my little phone, and my wallet fits in my back pocket real sweet. I am stuck with my keys (which I hate) until an alternative (and reliable) technology presents itself. What I'm getting at is that I don't want to add yet another item to my pocket collection, and a PDA with a screen size of a small mb ph can only do so much.
C3PO - We seem to be made to suffer. It's our lot in life.
... they need models of their specific user: how the user likes to use the device, what knowledge of the device the user has, what the user is trying to do with the device presently, what emotional state the user is in, etc. A model of this type with minimalist presentation would be far superior to a pretty 3D visualization in helping the assistant do its job.
note that by this hypothesis a personal assistant should collect plenty of data about the user before ever interdicting - as opposed to making an immediate clippy-like interruption of the user's activities. appearing only in the proper context will also positively impact how the user feels about the assitant. if the assistant's first impression is "an annoyance that interrupts me when i am trying to do something" it will likely be shut off and never get a chance ot help the user. on the otherhand, if the assitant only appears when the user definitly needs help, he will viewed as "a friend that helps me when i am stuck" and will likely be given more chances to help the user in the future.
btw, i am a 3D animator by profession and a computer scientist by education and i still think that a fancy 3D model is not the right tool for the job.