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My 1998 film "Otherzone" enabled me to visually speculate on what augmented reality and wearable computers might look like several years from now. The media lab researchers had shown me what could be done with the (then) contemporary technology of shoebox sized wearables and oversized head mounted displays. It was not difficult to imagine in a few years the wearable computer disappearing into the structure of the display itself. The effect would be that of a pair of 'intelligent sunglasses connected permanently to the 'net - hence 'net-spex'.
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This clip shows the idea of 'netspex' in my short film 'Othezone'. This short science fiction film was shot on 35mm film between 1996 and 1998. The sequence shows how netspex enable the wearer to see and hear full multimedia as they move through urban space. In the case of the film's villain, the Nam Melogue (played by performance artist Stelarc) has a monocular version of netspex which enables him to instantly view any camera in the city. The heroine's netspex let her view videomail messages, and show her waypoints in the surrounding environment. |