I'm a big fan of desktop computers, but I honestly don't care about larger monitors. When I hear about immersion, I think about something like Oculus Rift and Leap Motion, not a gigantic LED display, which I might not even have space for. 22' is good enough for me.
To me, desktop is mostly about:
1) Quality controls. Good keyboard and mouse are much, much more convenient than a bad keyboard and a touchpad or touchscreen, provide that the UI isn't designed by idiots. (IMO, the capabilities of mouse and keyboard UIs are still severely underutilized and slowly choked down by substandard UI libraries. There is so much more that can be done here.)
2. Dedicated workspace/gamespace. With a good chair, speakers, proper lighting, proper desk. That's the kind of things that contribute to "immersion" for me.
It sounds like you and I mostly agree that desktops should leverage immersion. You make a very good point that a quality workspace is a key part of the puzzle.
I personally would prefer a large, high-density monitor. I like that peers and family can still interact with the same output that I am. But I also find a wearable display to be interesting.
As I hinted at earlier, Leap Motion would go extremely well with a large, high-density monitor. I'd love that level of immersion. It's getting closer to Minority Report / Avatar. I especially find the Avatar-like UI model very appealing. For us to get there, we'd also need an application/UI model that I call PAO (which is separate rant).
Finally, I totally agree that the UI libraries need an injection of new thinking.
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I'm a big fan of desktop computers, but I honestly don't care about larger monitors. When I hear about immersion, I think about something like Oculus Rift and Leap Motion, not a gigantic LED display, which I might not even have space for. 22' is good enough for me.
To me, desktop is mostly about: 1) Quality controls. Good keyboard and mouse are much, much more convenient than a bad keyboard and a touchpad or touchscreen, provide that the UI isn't designed by idiots. (IMO, the capabilities of mouse and keyboard UIs are still severely underutilized and slowly choked down by substandard UI libraries. There is so much more that can be done here.) 2. Dedicated workspace/gamespace. With a good chair, speakers, proper lighting, proper desk. That's the kind of things that contribute to "immersion" for me.
It sounds like you and I mostly agree that desktops should leverage immersion. You make a very good point that a quality workspace is a key part of the puzzle.
I personally would prefer a large, high-density monitor. I like that peers and family can still interact with the same output that I am. But I also find a wearable display to be interesting.
As I hinted at earlier, Leap Motion would go extremely well with a large, high-density monitor. I'd love that level of immersion. It's getting closer to Minority Report / Avatar. I especially find the Avatar-like UI model very appealing. For us to get there, we'd also need an application/UI model that I call PAO (which is separate rant).
Finally, I totally agree that the UI libraries need an injection of new thinking.