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DESIGNING
THE FUTURE
by
Garie Sim
My favorite
subjects are the sciences of medical innovations, inventions,
space travel, UFO, exploration of the ocean and archaeology.
I have always believed in the philosophy of "Man Creates
and Man Destroys." Inevitably,we are the designer and destroyer
of our beloved planet Earth. Whether we like it or not it is
difficult to control the situation -- the countdown has begun.
We are now heading towards the end. But, before this happens,
there will be new technologies.
Perhaps
technology which will enable us to travel to great distances
in the universe and making homes out there in space, live under
the ground, live in great depths of the ocean, and as our
planet gets hotter and hotter each year, seaweeds will be our
source of vegetables. In this future, the thin thermal suit will
be the normal fashion, and it will automatically adjust and control
body temperatures to suit extreme cold or hot weather conditions.
Building materials could enable us to trap the cold of the night
or rainy day and amplify
the coolness into the room to last the hot day. The wall materials
could insulate our homes without the use of air conditioners
or heaters, which consume lots of energy. We could take a bath
without the use of water, just chemical cleaning chambers. Consumption
of artificially created foods could control or eliminate human
excretions, especially for space travellers. Multi-purpose transportation
will be able to travel on air and into the sea. One of my childhood
dreams was to live and see cars without wheels in the not too
distant future; cars that can travel with great speeds, without
having to acquire driving license. I dislike the idea of cloning
humans, there are so many potential problems. Although I can
think of numerous good benefits to human kind, what if someone
decided to clone Hitler secretly, or some bad wealthy and powerful
men just want to live forever?
There
were many design ideas that I have created in my sketch books.
Some of my innovations are wacky and funny. It is just something
I like to do. Computers and software will help all designers
to create a better future. Hopefully it will not be too late
to save mankind. The computer systems as a designing tool will
be a standard item for all designer's work places, replacing
drawing pens and color mediums. The designer will be able to
enjoy and take advantage of the user friendly computers, as it
gets integrated into one system. The world is getting smaller,
and communication at our finger tips. Just for the fun of it
I have visualized and created an idea of a multi functional Communication
Note Pad for professional designers, with possibilities of many
other uses. The following is a scenario that I visualized for
the use of the communication pad for Architects, Engineers, Designers
and others after the year 2000.
An
international design house which handles many projects around
the world, is coordinated by the Chief designer in the head office.
The chief designer cannot be able to visit and inspect every
single site.
Solution:
Communication
Note Pad with stereoscopic digital camera, which can be detached, and
mounted on top of the Pad for teleconferencing when used as a
computer with a conceal digital keyboard. The stereo camera can
also be mounted on the safety helmet or clipped onto the pocket
with the digital identification tag.
The
Communication Note Pad comes with a 680 x 480 multiple display
digital screen, has a built in modem with option of switching
from 32bit to black to white digital mode, and stereo images
are viewing without the use of 3D glasses. It will be carried
by a handful of site supervisors around the world. If one of
these supervisors encounters a problem, he can relay the situation
to his main office, where a team of designers will be able to
resolve complex problems. The solution provided by the main office
will then be relayed back to the supervisor's note pad. A meeting
with others would then be held at the site office. The supervisor
would be able to watch and monitor the situation on his multi-functional
digital screen back at the main office.
Another
feature about the Communication Note Pad is the images or information
can be projected onto a screen, and stereo sound enhancement
can be transmitted through the site office sound system amplifier.
All hard copies will be produced through any new digital fax/copier.
The idea of communication between job sites was conceived on
March 3rd, 1992, and was futher improved on January 26th, 1996.
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