大學(xué)體驗(yàn)英語(yǔ)視聽說(shuō)教程(第三冊(cè))3

大學(xué)體驗(yàn)英語(yǔ)視聽說(shuō)教程第三冊(cè)高等教育出版社北京科技大學(xué)UNIT3HomeoftheFutureThebestwaytopredictthefutureistocreateit.PeterF.DruckerBackgroundInformationUnitOverviewLesson1Lesson2SupplementaryReadingAgendaHomelisteningInthishigh-techage,creativityisneededatindividualandgovernmentallevelstoproducenewopportunitiesineducation,employment,informationandleisureactivities.Humanscreatetheirhomeofthefuturewiththeirimagination,inspirationandperceptionofnature,theuniverseandlife.Inthisunit,twocreativegadgetsofthefuturehomewillbepresented.Studentswillgettoknowadvancedfuturetechnologiesthroughreading,listeningandviewing.Throughguidedactivities,theywillbeinspiredtotalkabouttheirfuturelifeadventuresbyusingthewordsandexpressionsinthisunit.Andfinally,theywillconstructaprojectconcerningtheir“DreamHomeoftheFuture”withtheirpeersandsharetheirgreatideaswiththeclass.UnitOverviewBackground

Information

Inthe1950sRayBradburywroteabookcalledTheMartianChronicles.Itdescribesahousethat

talks.Frominsidethewalls,avoicetellspeoplewhentogetoutofbed.Italsotellsthemwhosebirthday

itisandhowtodress,andthereisarobotforeverychore.

Aroundthesametimethebookcameout,Disneycreatedathemeparkcalled

Tomorrow

land,where

a“smart”housepracticallyranitself.Today,manyhomeshaveautomaticcontrolsforairtemperature

andsoundsystems.Youmayhaveamicrowavethatcooksmealsinjustminutes.

SomeofBradbury’spredictionscametrue.Today,robotsareonthejobinmanyplaces.Theyvacuum

floors.Theycookmeals.Theyevenbuildcarsandexploreouterspace.

However,somepredictionsweretrulyoutofthisworld.Writers,scientistsandartistsimagined

wholecitiesinspace.Somethoughtthatbytheearly1990s,Earthlingswouldliveonthemoon.Canyou

imaginesittingunderaglassdome,watchingEarthriseandset?

Howwouldpeoplegrowfruitsandvegetablesinspace?Simple.They’dusehydroponics,whichwas

awell-knownwaytogrowplantswithoutsoil.Howwouldtheyheattheirbuildings?Energyfromthe

sunwouldsupplyalltheirpower.Background

InformationToday,manyhousesonEarthusesolarpower.Someexperimentalcarsandplanesevenrunonsolarpower.AstronautsliveformonthsontheInternationalSpaceStation.Still,doyouknowanyonewholivesonanotherplanet?Probablynot.SomepeopledreamaboutlivingonMars.However,thespacecityofpeople’simaginationisstillmanyyearsaway.Butsomepeopledon’tstopatmerelyimaginingthefuture;theybuildit.Whenpeoplewantedbetterwaysofgettingaround,theyinventedtheautomobile.Theymademodelsofmachinesthatwouldchangetheworld.Later,scientistsinventedtheintegratedcircuit,alsoknownasthecomputerchip.Thechipsmadecomputerssmallerandmorepopular.Intelchips,CPUs,memory,graphicschipsandmoreareperformingbetterthanever.Thefuturehascomeforus.Butitdoesn’tstopthere.Scientistswillhavetopushtechnologyasfarastheycantocreateabetterfutureandabetterlifeformankind.LessonOneLead-inAudiostudioVideostudioSpeakingworkshopProjectbulletinLead-inTask1Task2Task3Task1

DescribingthePictureDescribethepicturesfirstandthendiscusstheirassociationwith“recession”or“globaleconomic

crisis.”Whatdoesthehouselooklike?Wouldyoulike

toliveinsuchahouseandwhy?Whatdailynecessitieswouldyouneedtoputinthehousefor

your

personalconvenience?Task2ReflectingontheReading1.Howmany“futurehomes”arediscussedinthisarticle?Whichonedoyouprefer?Why?ReadthroughtheSupplementaryReadingpassageonpage126,andanswerthefollowingquestions.Answer:Everythinginthehomewasmadeoutofplastic.Answer:Eight.Example:Ipreferthehomeofthe21stcenturybecauseitisspacious,comfortableandfullofhigh-techdevices.2.Whatisuniqueaboutplastichomes?3.Whatismeantbythephrase“l(fā)ifeinabiscuittin”?Answer:TheDymaxionHousewasbuiltoutofstampedsheetmetalwhichcanheatandcoolnaturally,anditwasverylightjustlikeabiscuittin.4.AccordingtoProf.Wagner,whataretheadvantagesofsteeligloos?Answer:Theiglooswouldbecheaptobuildandyoungcouplescouldstartofflivingsimplyandthenaddonmoreastheybecamemoreprosperousandtheirfamiliesgrew.5.Whatisthekeyfeatureofhomesinthe21stcentury?Answer:Itwasthecomputerthatrunseverythingautomatically.Task3ExpandingYourVocabularyA.enoughforaparticularpurposeB.amachinethatisdesignedtodoaparticularthinginthehomeC.togetridofsth/sbD.ameasurementinspaceE.simplymade,notshowingmuchskillorattentiontodetailF.apieceofequipmentReadthroughthewordsintheleft-handcolumn,andmatcheachofthemwiththeappropriatemeaningintheright-handcolumn.1.device2.dimension3.sufficient4.appliance5.eliminate6.crudeAudioStudioWordBank1.exhibit展覽品2.sponsor贊助3.fiction小說(shuō)4.predict預(yù)測(cè)5.blend（使）調(diào)和6.fantasy幻想作品7.sensor傳感器8.cutting-edge最新的Task1Task2AudioTask1IdentifyingtheGist

1.Whatisthisaudioclipmainlyabout?A)Thepossibilitiesinthefuture.B)Theexplorationofthefuture.C)Theadvancedtechnologiesofthefuture.2.Whataresomeleadingscientistsworkingontoday?A)Developingnewproductsforconsumers.B)Applyingnewtechniquestocreateabetterhome.C)Predictingwhatourfuturehomeshouldbelike.Listentotheaudioclip,andchoosetherightanswerstothequestions.AudioTask2CheckingtheFacts1.Sciencefictionisanotherwayto________thefuture.2.It’sakindofwritingthatblendsrealsciencewith__________.3.Forinstance,______canshowifsomeoneisinyourhomeandwheretheyareatalltimes.4.Thestuffof__________scientificresearchtodayistomorrow’shouseholdtechnology.5.Andhigh-tech__________productscouldbeavailableinyourfuturehome.ListentotheaudioclipagainanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsareTrue(T)or

False(F).Scriptpredictfantasy.sensorscutting-edgeconsumer

Toimaginelifeinthefuture,youhavetoknowwhatmightbepossible.Youalsoneedalotofimagination.Therehavebeenmanyexhibits,suchasthoseatWorld’sFairsandthemeparks,showinghowfuturehomesmightlookandwork,sponsoredbybuilders,developersortechnologycompanies.Sciencefictionisanotherwaytopredictthefuture.It’sakindofwritingthatblendsrealsciencewithfantasy.Overtheyears,sciencefictionwriters,artistsandengineershavehadmanyideasaboutwhatlifewouldbelikeinthefuture.Here’salookatwhatsomeoftheleadingscientistsareworkingontodaytobringintoyourhomestomorrow.

Ontheoutsideahomemightlooklikeanyother.Butinside,itcanbehigh-techalltheway!Computerscientistshavefoundnewwaystousetechnologytomakepeople’sliveseasier.Forinstance,sensorscanshowifsomeoneisinyourhomeandwheretheyareatalltimes.Youcancheck

infromanycomputer—anywhere.Thestuffofcutting-edgescientificresearchtodayistomorrow’shouseholdtechnology,andhigh-techconsumerproductscouldbeavailableinyourfuturehome!ScriptVideoStudioWordBank1.deposit放置2.extrude擠出，逐出3.syringe注射器★layer層4.fabricate制作★eventually最后5.Circuitry

回路6.kink紐結(jié)★essential必要的7.conceivable可以想到的★stretch不切實(shí)際★blueprint藍(lán)圖8.futuristic未來(lái)派的9.humanoid類人的Task1Task2Task3VideoTask1Matching&Predicting_____________toenjoyyourpersonalrocket,inthe

futureyoumayneverwanttoleavethehouse.2.__________yourcomputerprintercreates2-dimensionaldocumentsandphotos,the

Fabbertakesthis

processonestepfurther,turningdigitaldataintosolidphysical

objects.3.Insteadofink,ituseswhatevermaterialthedesiredobjectis________.4.We____________acomputerizedmodelofwhatthetargetobjectshouldlooklike.5.Thisisaveryuniversaltypeoftechnologythatis_____________awidevarietyof

things,anditis

conceivablethatyoucouldprintevenlargethingssuchascarsor

houses.Completethefollowingstatementswiththephrasesgivenbelow.Predictwhatwillbetalkedaboutinthevideo.Thencheckyouranswersafterwatchingthevideoclip.startoffwithmadeofapplicabletojustasotherthanOtherthanJustasmadeof.startoffwithapplicabletoVideoTask2CheckingYourComprehensionWatchthispartofthevideoclipandanswerthefollowingquestions.Whatistherevolutionarynewapplianceinyourhousethatcanmakewhateveryouwant?Answer:theDigitalFabricator,orFabber2.WhatisthefeatureoftheFabber?Answer:Itisa3Dprinterandcandepositvariousmaterials.3.WherewilltheFabbermaketheobjects?Answer:Rightonyourdesktop.4.InwhatmaterialscanthepresentversionoftheFabberwork?Answer:Simpleplasticsandmetal.5.WhataretheresultsoftheobjectsprintedbytheFabberlikerightnow?Answer:Theresultsarestillcrude.

VideoTask3BridgingtheGapWatchthispartofthevideoclipandfillintheblanks.“Currently,thefab-at-homeprintercanfabricatesomethinglikeaforkinacoupleofhours.Ithink______________we’llbeabletousethesemachinestoprintthingsinamatterofminutes.”Asthetechnologyimproves,thereistheoreticallyno________

towhattheFabbercanproduce.“Recentlywe’vebeenabletouseaFabbertomakethingslikea______________3-dimensionalbattery,circuitry,toys,partsofrobots,andevenfood.”Whileprintingyourownhouseseemslikeastretch,yourFabbercould______________andprintthelatestmust-havesforyourhomeand__________theneedforreplacementparts.Youwillbeyourownfactoryandbuilder.AndwiththeFabber,you’llneveragainhavetomakethatlast-minuteruntothehome-improvementstore.Youcouldimagineinthefuturewhereyou___________foritems,andonceyoufindwhatyouwant,you’llessentiallypurchasetheblueprintandprintthedeviceyou’vepurchasedonyourowndeskathome.eventuallylimitfunctionalcoulddownloadeliminateshoponlineScript

Otherthantoenjoyyourpersonalrocket,inthefutureyoumayneverwannaleavethehouse.Yourhomewillbeself-sufficientinwaysyouneverdreamedof.Tobeginwith,youwon’thavetogoshopping.YourhousewillbeabletomakewhateveryouwantwitharevolutionarynewappliancecalledtheDigitalFabricator,orFabber.

“Fabberisa3Dprinter,[a]machinethatcandepositavarietyofmaterialsinordertomake

3-dimensionalobjects.”

HodLipson’sfab-at-homeFabberwillmake3Dobjectsrightonyourdesktop.Justasyourcomputerprintercreates2-dimensionaldocumentsandphotos,theFabbertakesthisprocessone

stepfurther,turningdigitaldataintosolidphysicalobjects.Insteadofink,ituseswhatevermaterialthedesiredobjectismadeof.“

Westartoffwithacomputerizedmodelofwhatthetargetobjectshouldlooklike,andthenthesedifferentmaterialsareextrudedfromthesyringelayerbylayerinordertograduallycreatethe3-dimensionalobjects.”

Rightnow,Lipson’shomeversionoftheFabberonlyworksinsimpleplasticsandmetals.Theresultsarestillcrudeandtakealongtimetocomplete.

“Currently,thefab-at-homeprintercanfabricatesomethinglikeaforkinacoupleofhours.Ithinkeventuallywe’llbeabletousethesemachinestoprintthingsinamatterofminutes.”

Asthetechnologyimproves,thereistheoreticallynolimittowhattheFabbercanproduce.

“Recentlywe’vebeenabletouseaFabbertomakethingslikeafunctional3-dimensionalbattery,circuitry,toys,partsofrobots,andevenfood.”

…….

Onceallthekinksinthiscomputerizedcookingareworkedout,yourFabbermaybecomeanessentialkitchenappliance.Andexpectationsforthedevicedon’tstopthere.“Thisisaveryuniversaltypeoftechnologythat’sapplicabletoawidevarietyofthings,anditisconceivablethatyoucouldprintevenlargethingssuchascarsorhouses.”Whileprintingyourownhouseseemslikeastretch,yourFabbercoulddownloadandprintthelatestmust-havesforyourhomeandeliminatetheneedforreplacementparts.You’llbeyourownfactoryandbuilder.AndwiththeFabber,you’llneveragainhavetomakethatlast-minuteruntothehome-improvementstore.“Youcouldimagineinthefuturewhereyoushoponlineforitems,andonceyoufindwhatyouwant,you’llessentiallypurchasetheblueprintandprintthedeviceyou’vepurchasedonyourowndeskathome.”Futuristichomes,humanoidrobots,superhumanpowersallrepresentsciencefictionfantasiescometolife.ScriptSpeakingWorkshopExpressions&StructurestoUse1bemadeoutof2suchas3thanksto4makeiteasyto5getawayfrom6actas7ratherthan8otherthan9dreamof10tobeginwith11justas12turninto13insteadof14startoffwith15applicabletoTask1Task2SpeakingTask1SummarizingDiscusswithyourpeersandcompletethefollowingtipswiththeinformationyouhavelearnedinthevideoclip.Thenprepareanoralpresentationwiththehelpofthetips.Tips:?Withfuturehometechnologies,yourhomewillbe...?Anewappliance,called…,can…,soyouwon’t…?Itcandeposit…tomake…,thatis…?Atpresent,thehomeversioncanworkonly…,so…?Butitcanproduce…as…?Suchtechnologyis…,anditcaneven…?With…downloadingandprinting,youmayhaveyour

home-

improvementstoreby…SpeakingTask1SummarizingTips:?Withfuturehometechnologies,your

homewillbe...?Anewappliance,called…,can…,so

youwon’t…?Itcandeposit…tomake…,thatis…?Atpresent,thehomeversioncanwork

only…,so…?Butitcanproduce…as…?Suchtechnologyis…,anditcaneven…?With…downloadingandprinting,you

mayhaveyour

home-improvementstorebySpeakingTask1SummarizingSummary:Withthefuturehometechnologies,yourhomewillbeself-sufficientinwaysyou’venever

dreamedof.Anewappliance,calledtheFabber,canmakewhateveryouwant,soyouwon’thave

togoshopping.Itcandepositavarietyofmaterialstomake3-dimensionalobjects,thatis,turn

digitaldataintosolidphysicalobjects.Atpresent,thehomeversionoftheFabbercanworkonlyin

plasticsandmetals,sotheresultsarestillcrudeanditwilltakesometimetocomplete.Butitwill

beabletoproducealmost

everythingasthetechnologyimproves.Suchtechnologyisapplicabletovarioustasks,anditcouldprintevenlargerthingslikecarsorhouses.

WiththeFabber

downloadingandprinting,you’llhaveyourownhome-improvementstorebyjustpurchasingthe

blueprintofanythingyouwant,andanyfantasiesyoucanimaginewillcometolife.SpeakingTask2SolvingtheProblemTeachingwithyourpeersonthesituationbelowandtrytocomeupwithasolutiontotheproblemdescribed.Youareexpectedtoshareyourideasandjustifyyourselfinthisprocess.Useasmanyphrasesfromthe“Expressions&StructurestoUse”boxaspossible.Situation1Workingroupsof6or8.SupposeyourgroupmemberswereonaspacetriptoMars.Suddenly

theengineofthespaceshuttlebreaksdownanditwon’ttakeallofthecrewtoMars—one

hastobethrownoutoftheshuttle.Eachofyouwillrepresentanyoneyoucanimagineinthe

worldthroughhistoryandtime.Forexample,youcanbeZhugeLiang,WangLihong,David

Copperfield,...orevenarobot.2Youhavetodecidewhomyouwouldrepresentandwhoshouldbekickedofftheshuttle.Try

toconsiderthereasonswhythepersonyourepresentshouldstayonthespaceship;andwhat

difficultiesyoucouldsolvewhenyourgrouparrivesonMars.SpeakingTask2SolvingtheProblemTeachingwithyourpeersonthesituationbelowandtrytocomeupwithasolutiontotheproblemdescribed.Youareexpectedtoshareyourideasandjustifyyourselfinthisprocess.Useasmanyphrasesfromthe“Expressions&StructurestoUse”boxaspossible.Situation3Youhave15minutestodiscusswithinyourgroupandarguethereasonsforthispersontostayon

board.Thenyoumaymoveaboutandfindoutwhatothergroupshavecomeupwith.4Severalgroupswillbeselectedtoreporttheirsolutions.Therestoftheclasswillvoteforthebest

peopletoform“TheGreatestSpaceSailingCrew.”AlternativeSituationAlternativeSituation1.Workingroupsof6or8.Supposeyourgroupmembersweregoingforaspaceexplorationand

youhadtodecideon“YourSpaceTourPackingList”.Trytothinkofwhatkindsofdifficulties

youmayencounterandbringwithyouanycutting-edgeproductsyoucanimagine.2.Youhave15minutestodiscusswithinyourowngroupandargueoverthereasonsforeachitem

onyourpackinglist.Thenyoumaymoveaboutandfindoutwhatothergroupshavecomeup

with.3.Severalgroupswillbeselectedtoreporttheirsolutions.Therestoftheclasswillvoteforthe

mostreasonable“GreatestSpaceTourPackingList.”Workonthefollowingreal-lifeprojectwithyourgroupmembersandpresentyourreportinthenextclass.Real-LifeProjectYourgroupwilldecideontheconstructionofa“dreamuniversityofthefuture.”Youshoulddesignaquestionnairewhichcanhelpgatherinformationondifferentpeople’sdreamuniversity,lifestyle,etc.Askstudentsatyouruniversitytofillinthequestionnaires.Summarizeandanalyzetheanswers.Attheendyoushouldpresentareportcoveringthefollowingpoints:1.anamefortheuniversity2.ablueprintforit3.itslocation4.itsconstruction5.uniquefeatures6.innovativefacilitiesandtheirpurposes7.specialconsiderationsfor8.otherconsiderationssociety/theenvironmentProjectBulletinAlternativeProject

Makeavideoclipof“VisitorsfromMars”.Eachgroupmembershouldplayatleastoneroleinthis

video,whichwillcomprehensivelypresenttheuniquelifeandconstructionsprojectsofMars.YouarerequiredtopresentthepositiveaspectsofMartianlifeandtheiradvancedtechnologyinthevideo.Atthe

endyoushouldprovideeffectivesolutionsorsuggestionsforpeoplelivingontheearth.ProjectBulletinLessonTwoLead-inAudioStudioVideoStudioSpeakingWorkshopTeamworkShowLead-inTask1Task2Task1BrainstormingWhatlifestylechangeswouldyouneedtomakeifyouwereunemployed?Talkabouttheitemslistedinthetablewithyourpartner(s).Youmayaddmoreitemstothelistbasedonyourownsituation.Task2ExpandingYourVocabulary1.sophisticatedA.A.happeningattheendofalongprocess2.ultimateB.beingcomputer-generated3.identicalC.torecognizethedifferencebetweentwopeopleorthings4.captureD.highlydevelopedandcomplex5.virtualE.tomakesbinterestedinsth6.distinguishF.thesameReadthroughthewordsintheleft-handcolumn,andmatcheachofthemwiththeappropriatemeaningintheright-handcolumn.

AudioStudioWordBank1.symphony交響樂(lè)2.orchestra樂(lè)隊(duì)3.outpace超過(guò)，追過(guò)4.trait特點(diǎn)5.assemblyline生產(chǎn)線6.defuse拆引信7.detonate爆破8.explosive爆炸性的，可爆的9.takeon呈現(xiàn)Task1Task2AudioTask1IdentifyingtheGist

1.Whatisthetitleoftheaudioclip?A)DevelopingHumanoidTechnology.B)RobotsinOurLives.C)Fast-PacedTechnology.2.Whatcanyouconcludefromtheaudioclip?A)Robotswillbemorecomplex.B)Robotswillreplacehumanssomeday.C)Robotswillservehumansbetter.Listentotheaudioclip,andchoosetherightanswerstothequestions.AudioTask2CheckingtheFactsListentotheaudioclipagain,andanswerthefollowingquestionsbycompletingthesentences.Script1.Technologyisdevelopingveryfastandaffectingourlives.2.Robotsaredevelopingmorehumancharacteristicsanddoingverysimpleandsafejobs.3.Robotscandoperfectlyeverythingwecanimagineandimproveourfuturelives.FTFScript

Whatifwecouldwearbodysuitstogiveussuperstrength?Ownanidenticalrobottwintowork

forus?Whatifwecouldtravelthroughtime?Technologyispushingfromeverydirection,getting

fasterwitheachpassingsecond.Prepareyourself!Thefutureiscloserthanyouthink.

Arobotconductingasymphonyorchestra!Amazingasthatis,it’sjustonewayrealityisoutpacingsciencefiction.Everydayrobotsbecomeevenmoresophisticated,takingonadditional

humantraits.Untilnow,robotshavemostlygottenthetoughestjobs.Theyworkattheassembly

lineanddefuseorevendetonateexplosivedevices.

Thetraditionaltasksforarobothavealwaysbeenthe3-D’s:dull,dirty,dangerous.Butastechnologyimprovesandasresearchersareworktowardsdevelopingtheseintelligenthumanoids,

wearegoingtoseeourhomesandofficesoccupiedbyrobots.Itmakessensethatifyouaregoing

tobuildageneral-purposerobotthatcanperformanytaskthatahumancando,you’dliketogiveit

ahumanshape.Itcanwalkgracefully.Hiscreatorsstudymotion-capturevideoofbothhumansand

animals.Ibelievethathumanoidtechnologieswillimproveourlivesinthe21stcentury.VideoStudioWordBank1.claytronics

黏土術(shù)2.originally原來(lái)，起初3.displayn顯示，顯像4.cylinder圓柱5.rotate旋轉(zhuǎn)6.perspective景象7.image圖像8.sensation感覺,感受9.immersive擬真的10.binocularparallaxeffect雙眼視差效果Task1Task2Task3QuetuVideoTask1Matching&PredictingSoyoucanimaginehavingacallinthefuturewhereyoupickupyourphoneandyoudialsomeone,and___________justhearingtheirvoice,youseethemsittingacrossfromyou,ofcoursetheyaremadeoutofclaytronics.2.When____________livevideo,theTwisterwillgiveyoutheexperienceofgoinganywhereintheworldandvisitinganyone.3.Theultimategoalofvirtualrealityistocreateimagesandspacessolifelike,sodimensionalthatitisimpossibleto_______________them_____therealworld.4.Twisterwill_____thisdream____________turningtomorrow’shomeintoaglobalenvironment.5.Nosingleplanethascapturedourimagination___________Mars.Completethefollowingstatementswiththephrasesgivenbelow.Predictwhatwillbetalkedaboutinthevideo.Thencheckyouranswersafterwatchingthevideoclip.make…cometrueno…morethanconnectedtodistinguishfrominsteadofinsteadofconnectedtodistinguishfrommakecometruemorethan1.Claytronicsenhancesdistancecommunicationfrompersontoperson.2.Youcannothavetheexperienceoftouchingthepersonfaraway.3.TheTwisteritselfalonecanshowyouaroundtheworld.4.Theviewcanbe3-Dimentionalwhenyoutravel.5.TheauthorpredictsthatwemayliveonMarsoneday.VideoTask2CheckingYourComprehensionWatchthispartofthevideoclipanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsareTrue(T)

orFalse(F).TTFTFVideoTask3BridgingtheGapWatchthispartofthevideoclipandfillintheblanks.Yourfuturehomemaybe______________________,

creatingitsownfurniture,yourdinner,even

yourdinnerpartneratthepress

ofabutton.

Thehomeoftomorrowevenhasthatcovered,allowingyouto_______________________withoutpackingabag.self-sufficient,travelaroundtheworldTheTWISTERwillgiveyoua3dimensionallive_________________experience.Acylinderwith30separate____________unitsrotatesaroundtheviewerasfastas1.6revolutionspersecond.Astheunitsshowsslightlydifferent_______________ofthesameimage,the_____________becomesbothimmersiveand3dimensional.Sciencecallsthisthebinocularparallaxeffect.Youwillexperienceitastheultimatevirtualreality.motion-picturedisplayperspectivessensationScriptScript

“Oneofthemaingoalsofclaytronicsistoimprovehuman-to-humancommunicationevenwhentwopeoplearen’tinthesameroom.Soyoucanimaginehavingacallinthefuturewhere

youpickupyourphoneandyoudialsomeone,andinsteadofjusthearingtheirvoice,yousee

themsittingacrossfromyou.Ofcourse,theyaremadeoutofclaytronics.

Theyarestillwhere

theywereoriginally,andthatwayyoucanhaveaveryrealexperienceofbeinginthesameplace

withsomebody—it’svoice,pictureandtouch.”

Yourfuturehomemaybeself-sufficient,creatingitsownfurniture,yourdinner,evenyourdinnerpartneratthepressofabutton.Butwhatifbeingahomebodygetsalittleboring?

Thehomeoftomorrowevenhasthatcovered,allowingyoutotravelaroundtheworldwithout

packingabag.

“Telexistenceisatechnologythatenablesyoutogoeverywhere,soyoucango[to]Mexico,

youcango[to]paris,oreventheAmazon,andyouhavethefeelingthatyouareoverthere

withoutgoingthere.”

ProfessorSusumuTachiistheinventorofacuttingedgemultimediadevicecalledtheTwister.“TwisterisafutureTV—television,futurecomputerdisplay,andfuturePlayStation.”TheTwisterwillgiveyoua3-dimensionallivemotionpictureexperience.Acylinderwith30separatedisplayunitsrotatesaroundtheviewer,asfastas1.6revolutionspersecond.Astheunitsshowslightlydifferentperspectivesofthesameimage,thesensationbecomesbothimmersiveand3-dimensional.Sciencecallsthisthebinocularparallaxeffect.Youwillexperienceitastheultimatevirtualreality.“Ifyouhavethe360degreescenery,andalsoit’s3-dimensional,it’stopstuff.”Whenconnectedtolivevideo,theTwisterwillgiveyoutheexperienceofgoinganywhereintheworldandvisitinganyone.“Soyouhavethefeelingthatyouaremeetingotherpeople,justlikeyouaremeetingfaceto-facedirectly.”Theultimategoalofvirtualrealityistocreateimagesandspacessolife-like,sodimensional,thatit’simpossibletodistinguishthemfromtherealworld.Twisterwillmakethisdreamcometrueturningtomorrow’shomeintoaglobalenvironment.NosingleplanethascapturedourimaginationmorethanMars.Andasouractualknowledgeofearth’snearestcousinincreases,sodotheoddsthatoneda