sclpls Posted July 3, 2013 RIP Douglas Engelbart, who invented the device that is my preferred method of interacting with games. Good NY Times write up: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/04/technology/douglas-c-engelbart-inventor-of-the-computer-mouse-dies-at-88.html?hp Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gregbrown Posted July 5, 2013 Bret Victor's rememberance is especially excellent: http://worrydream.com/Engelbart Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gormongous Posted July 5, 2013 Almost any time you interpret the past as "the present, but cruder", you end up missing the point. But in the case of Engelbart, you miss the point in spectacular fashion. This quotation should be up in lights everywhere I look. Thanks Greg, that was an excellent read. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
I_smell Posted July 5, 2013 Yeah that was a really good read, the last part is a really good note to end on and take away. Seeing a 60's video conference is already mega cool, so in the context of pioneer design it's even more interesting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sclpls Posted July 5, 2013 Thanks for sharing. Maybe excessively polemical for my tastes, but a useful corrective. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
