Re: [ds, sg] tech and scratchbuild questions

Beth.Fulton@csiro.au schrieb:
> G'day,
> 
> First up thanks for the blimp info guys.
> 
> Now first up the "what do you think" tech question....
> 
> Do you think the computer generated displays in the 
> helmets of the future (are they called huds or something??) will be 
> customisable colour wise? 

HUD = Head-up-Display
The term comes from aircraft cockpit displays. Normally, aircraft have
instruments on a dashboard and pilots have to look down to check them.
HUDs are semi-transparent mirrors placed on the windscreen. Data is
projected onto them. This allows the pilot to check data values while
keeping his head up.

There is no technical problem in varying the colour of displays that do
have colour capability. The only limit is the willingness of the
programmers to allow changes.

> So maybe you could have "standard", "colour-blind" (various kinds),
"grey" 
> etc settings or you could have a limited number of settings 
> so it suits you. 

Quite possibly a set of standard settings which can be fine-tuned to
suit indivduals. Compare the display settings in, for example,
Windows.

> Or do you think it would be stock standard, no-give so you 
> could just grab anyone's helmet if need be?

Unless somebody has very weird eyesight, most setting should be usable
for other people. They may just not be the best for the one picking up
the helmet. And there should be a "reset" option somewhere.

Greetings