The Virtual Reality device from Disclosure

Kurenai100 · 253.2K views · 2008-11-13 · 2:06

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Overview

A scene from the film Disclosure showing its virtual reality interface, including a 3D file system visualizer.

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Referenced as the memorable movie origin of the 3D file system browser and early VR depictions.

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Film & TV clips VR, AR & spatial computing GUI, HCI & interface history

What people said

throwaway2016a · 2017-10 · Reference
Correction... too late to edit. The Chritchton book is just "Disclosure" not "Full Disclosure" incase anyone is curious. Here's the scene from the movie adaptation [VIDEO]
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harlanlewis · 2015-08 · Reference
[VIDEO] I don't remember much about the plot, but can't ever forget that VR. <curmudgeon>The trends in "expressive" animated interface design make me think that dystopian future is still an aspiration for some designers. Just as soon as we all get headsets...</curmudgeon>
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doragcoder · 2014-08 · Joke / meme
Something that lets me scan a NoSQL database, like in the movie "Disclosure" A clip for those who don't know: [VIDEO]
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