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John Underkoffler - Minority Report is now.

Computers and code are terribly behind inunderstanding real 3D space.

We need to be able to xercise six degrees of freedom to navigate in the 3D space. G-speak allows John to do exactly that. He demonstrates the Minority Report dream: Equipped with 3 screens, a table top screen, gloves and tracing cameras, John navigates through a large data set, flies through strings of images, collaborated with two team member to pull apart a 3-dimensional object, zips through old movies and extracts individual moving cast members unto a table, producing a strange mix of animated people out of various movies disoriented unto one surface It's here. When can we - can everyone get it?

John Underkoffler isn't sure it is appropriate to speak about "the commercial stuff" here, but ultimately the goal is to make this technology accessible for everyone. It is inevitable. Underkoffler is certain: When you buy a computer in five years, this is what you'll get.

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