A brief look into screen and display technologies. History, requirements, and the future of visual displays are discussed. This presentation completed following the Ignite style (20 slides, 15 seconds per slide) for FILM 345 at Queen's University. Published under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 2.5 Canada License.

1. the future of
screen technology
a film 345 presentation
by steven keating
jan. 18th, 2010

2. the future of
screen technology
a film 345 presentation
by steven keating
jan. 18th, 2010

3. outline

4. outline
• function
• history
• ‘upgrade’ society
• future
• what does it all mean?

5. what do we want
from a screen?

6. what do we want
from a screen?

8. information
reality
emotions

9. 15 second history of visual recording

10. 15 second history of visual recording
painting photography moving
pictures

11. screen technologies

12. screen technologies
film projector
fat screen
flat screen
3d screen

13. leaving the 2D world

14. leaving the 2D world

15. do we really need to
upgrade?

16. do we really need to
upgrade?

17. human element of innovation

18. human element of innovation

19. market dynamics

20. market dynamics

21. the future

22. the future

23. holographic displays

24. holographic displays

25. physical screens

26. physical screens

27. programmable matter

28. programmable matter

30. what does it all
mean?

31. screens are just
another technology

32. screens are just
another technology

33. can we ever be
satisfied?

34. can we ever be
satisfied?

35. immersive
experience

36. immersive
experience

38. inspire
emotions

39. credits and references
images from the following flickr users:
Cayusa
confusedvision
creative365
Desiree Delgado
Fahad Al Nusf
fsumaria
Glenn Harris
Mr. Mark
Phillip Klinger
Hans Jesus Wurst
the brownhorse
ViaMoi
Weave
other media used from:
GIF Bin (http://www.gifbin.com/bin/1235645254_time_lapse_flower_blooming.gif)
Harley-Davidson (http://harley-davidson.com)
Molecular Nanotechnology Resources (http://www.acceleratingfuture.com/)
Post Foods Canada Corp. (http://www.diamondshreddies.ca)
Special Interest Group on Graphics and Interactive Techniques (SIGGRAPH) (http://www.siggraph.org)
University of Southern California, Graphics Lab (http://gl.ict.usc.edu/Research/3DDisplay/)
contact me:
twitter: @stevekeating
email: stevejkeating@gmail.com

40. credits and references
images from the following flickr users:
Cayusa
confusedvision
creative365
Desiree Delgado
Fahad Al Nusf
fsumaria
Glenn Harris
Mr. Mark
Phillip Klinger
Hans Jesus Wurst
the brownhorse
ViaMoi
Weave
other media used from:
GIF Bin (http://www.gifbin.com/bin/1235645254_time_lapse_flower_blooming.gif)
Harley-Davidson (http://harley-davidson.com)
Molecular Nanotechnology Resources (http://www.acceleratingfuture.com/)
Post Foods Canada Corp. (http://www.diamondshreddies.ca)
Special Interest Group on Graphics and Interactive Techniques (SIGGRAPH) (http://www.siggraph.org)
University of Southern California, Graphics Lab (http://gl.ict.usc.edu/Research/3DDisplay/)
contact me:
twitter: @stevekeating
email: stevejkeating@gmail.com