There. I said it. It sucks. I constantly get this 15 year old nostalgic vibe that we are meddling in the past already. ps. yes the thread title is provocative so people will actually click it haha.
Take a look at some of the possibilities of the web today:
Chrome Experiments - WebGL Experiments
1) Pages are an outdated way of displaying information.
On my company's site, every page request references a site_template.php file. I display the default top, inject my container content, and display the footer. Every, single, time, the page is requested, even though that information was already sent to the client.
What's better: Creating a web endpoint that saves pages and state within a friendly, readable URL. The first request returns the header and footer, and page transitions use AJAX to switch the content container, while caching already visited "pages".
Why this is not reality: Until HTML5, coders had little control over the state of the page. A framework for performing javascript actions using the forward and back buttons in the browser still needs to be worked out.
2) Endpoints should be familiar applications.
Solving the first outdated problem means that websites now feel much more streamlined. The interfaces for Facebook, Google, and Gmail should be held up as good examples in the direction the web needs to go. It still looks and feels like a website, but operates much like a streaming application.
What's better: Reimagining the user experience on the web. Taking control of the new WebGL kit and it's functions to deliver some stunningly beautiful, and resourcesful interfaces we can't even conceive of.
3) Most browsers render 2D interfaces with 3D graphics libraries.
Ever see the sweet jQuery/CSS transitions used? It's because we can now render much more than isometric pixels, but even perspective 3D objects! What interfaces have we not even imagined yet? How can the 2D interface be updated and function better.
Why it's relevant: Whether you know it or not, augmented reality is about to take the entire world by storm. While Google Glass fell completely on it's face delivering a toy from the 1990's, products like Meta's Space Glasses are going to revolutionize the way we interact with technology in our world much like the computer and smart phone did. While Meta did a fantastic job developing the hardware, they still resorted to using Unity 3D to develop applications.
4) AR is freaking awesome.
This is how I wake up and see the world everyday. I've been seeing a lot of people trying to forward think technology while still thinking inside the limits of current technology. The next multi-billion dollar company is not going to be a dating app, it's going to be a world standard in technology that gets used by billions of people every single day. In the next 10 to 20 years, it's very likely there will be another name like Microsoft, Apple, Google, or Facebook, and that name probably hasn't even been chosen yet because the company doesn't exist. You could be the person that makes that happen.
For anyone trying to brainstorm tech into the future, I hope this helped! It seems like a lot of people are struggling with imagining new realities that they can create, their business ideas.
- Pages are an outdated way of displaying information.
- Endpoints should be familiar applications.
- Most browsers render 2D interfaces with 3D graphics libraries.
- AR is freaking awesome.
Take a look at some of the possibilities of the web today:
Chrome Experiments - WebGL Experiments
1) Pages are an outdated way of displaying information.
On my company's site, every page request references a site_template.php file. I display the default top, inject my container content, and display the footer. Every, single, time, the page is requested, even though that information was already sent to the client.
What's better: Creating a web endpoint that saves pages and state within a friendly, readable URL. The first request returns the header and footer, and page transitions use AJAX to switch the content container, while caching already visited "pages".
Why this is not reality: Until HTML5, coders had little control over the state of the page. A framework for performing javascript actions using the forward and back buttons in the browser still needs to be worked out.
2) Endpoints should be familiar applications.
Solving the first outdated problem means that websites now feel much more streamlined. The interfaces for Facebook, Google, and Gmail should be held up as good examples in the direction the web needs to go. It still looks and feels like a website, but operates much like a streaming application.
What's better: Reimagining the user experience on the web. Taking control of the new WebGL kit and it's functions to deliver some stunningly beautiful, and resourcesful interfaces we can't even conceive of.
3) Most browsers render 2D interfaces with 3D graphics libraries.
Ever see the sweet jQuery/CSS transitions used? It's because we can now render much more than isometric pixels, but even perspective 3D objects! What interfaces have we not even imagined yet? How can the 2D interface be updated and function better.
Why it's relevant: Whether you know it or not, augmented reality is about to take the entire world by storm. While Google Glass fell completely on it's face delivering a toy from the 1990's, products like Meta's Space Glasses are going to revolutionize the way we interact with technology in our world much like the computer and smart phone did. While Meta did a fantastic job developing the hardware, they still resorted to using Unity 3D to develop applications.
4) AR is freaking awesome.
- Who is going to create the first 3D, gesture and voice based operating system for use with AR devices?
- Who is going to reimagine the web interface? My company Averscer currently extended HTML5 to include Quaternions, vectors, local and world components that bring the 2D web standards into the third dimension. While it's just a demo, it's only a matter of time till someone comes along and you, your friends, my parents, everyone is using an entirely new interface concept like this.
- Who will make the primary AR world grid system? As you drive down the street with world view enabled on your AR glasses, how will different entities display visual and audio information to you within earth space? Will the medium of data transfer be the internet, will NFC be repurposed, or will something entirely new be created?
This is how I wake up and see the world everyday. I've been seeing a lot of people trying to forward think technology while still thinking inside the limits of current technology. The next multi-billion dollar company is not going to be a dating app, it's going to be a world standard in technology that gets used by billions of people every single day. In the next 10 to 20 years, it's very likely there will be another name like Microsoft, Apple, Google, or Facebook, and that name probably hasn't even been chosen yet because the company doesn't exist. You could be the person that makes that happen.
For anyone trying to brainstorm tech into the future, I hope this helped! It seems like a lot of people are struggling with imagining new realities that they can create, their business ideas.
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