Comments on: User interfaces in Iron Man http://www.wongjason.com/2008/05/03/user-interfaces-in-iron-man/ Cognitive Science, Basic and Applied Mon, 04 May 2009 04:40:58 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: blactaln2 http://www.wongjason.com/2008/05/03/user-interfaces-in-iron-man/comment-page-1/#comment-55 blactaln2 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:04:24 +0000 http://www.wongjason.com/?p=146#comment-55 as far as the energy blasts are concerned does he not say to concentrate all energy to the chest to do the blast. and then in the hands he built it in to the glove to do it when he moved his hand just right i think not sure on that one. as far as the energy blasts are concerned does he not say to concentrate all energy to the chest to do the blast. and then in the hands he built it in to the glove to do it when he moved his hand just right i think not sure on that one.

]]> By: kcunning http://www.wongjason.com/2008/05/03/user-interfaces-in-iron-man/comment-page-1/#comment-29 kcunning Sun, 11 May 2008 00:20:44 +0000 http://www.wongjason.com/?p=146#comment-29 I've found bots that develop a personality (key to arguing patter) aren't terribly hard to make. The key is the perception of personality, rather than hard coding one in. We had one that developed in an IrC channel that developed quite a strong personality over time by memorizing phrases and associations, and learning how to swap out nouns and verbs as needed. For a while we joked that it wanted to kill me, as it would become absolutely vitrolic when I was mentioned... but not present. That said, tone might be the most important thing for AI's to understand. Children understand tone long before they understand words, and as adults it portrays more of our message than the simple words. I’ve found bots that develop a personality (key to arguing patter) aren’t terribly hard to make. The key is the perception of personality, rather than hard coding one in.

We had one that developed in an IrC channel that developed quite a strong personality over time by memorizing phrases and associations, and learning how to swap out nouns and verbs as needed. For a while we joked that it wanted to kill me, as it would become absolutely vitrolic when I was mentioned… but not present.

That said, tone might be the most important thing for AI’s to understand. Children understand tone long before they understand words, and as adults it portrays more of our message than the simple words.

]]> By: jasonwong http://www.wongjason.com/2008/05/03/user-interfaces-in-iron-man/comment-page-1/#comment-27 jasonwong Mon, 05 May 2008 20:27:40 +0000 http://www.wongjason.com/?p=146#comment-27 @ Max: Yeah, a voice activated system that actually understands your commands but argues with you is less useful than one that simply executes your commands. It makes for a cute scene, but certainly not realistic. Ah well. The energy blasts are really awesome, but yeah. The suit detects that you've puffed your chest out, so it triggers a blast? That would be... weird. @ Max:

Yeah, a voice activated system that actually understands your commands but argues with you is less useful than one that simply executes your commands. It makes for a cute scene, but certainly not realistic. Ah well.

The energy blasts are really awesome, but yeah. The suit detects that you’ve puffed your chest out, so it triggers a blast? That would be… weird.

]]> By: Max http://www.wongjason.com/2008/05/03/user-interfaces-in-iron-man/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Max Sun, 04 May 2008 19:33:05 +0000 http://www.wongjason.com/?p=146#comment-26 What about Jarvis, his "PC butler" system? That kind of drove me up the wall. I can suspend my disbelief for a "miniature arc reactor" or a holographic HUD layover in a man-size fighter jet suit, but the logistics and practical implementations of the token "cheeky voice-rec integrated computer assistant" really stretch limits. The breadth of verbal communication that takes place between Stark and Jarvis is simply flabbergasting. Also, I've always wondered how he triggers the energy blasts. What about Jarvis, his “PC butler” system? That kind of drove me up the wall. I can suspend my disbelief for a “miniature arc reactor” or a holographic HUD layover in a man-size fighter jet suit, but the logistics and practical implementations of the token “cheeky voice-rec integrated computer assistant” really stretch limits. The breadth of verbal communication that takes place between Stark and Jarvis is simply flabbergasting.

Also, I’ve always wondered how he triggers the energy blasts.

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