The Design Of 'Star Trek's' Interactive Displays
As reported by Information Aesthetics, the visual design company OOOiii was responsible for creating the information displays on the bridge of the new enterprise. Apparently, which was a shocker to us, the displays were live and interactive for the cast to manipulate.
On a technical level, the live visual effects office OOOii created a complete Flash / ActionScript 3 framework for compositing and sequencing various effects that was used live on the set during filming. An AIR application was used for authoring the various sequences and also to control them as the actors manipulated them. The resulting architecture thatutilized many computers, dynamic content rendering, and broadcasted meta data, to create what appears to be a contiguous world into which all of the screens act as windows. It also means that the man who converted his studio flat into a replica Star Trek spaceship probably saw this coming when he sold his apartment last year. (source Information Aesthetics)
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Watch an interview with OOOiii about working on Star Trek XI.