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"Individual science fiction stories may seem as trivial as ever to the blinder critics and philosophers of today -- but the core of science fiction, its essence has become crucial to our salvation if we are to be saved at all."
- Isaac Asimov
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| Minority Report Ads (Biometric Personalized Ads) | ||
| Advertisements that speak directly to the consumer in public settings. |
At this point in the Film, John Anderton (Tom Cruise) has been identified by the Precrime unit as a murder suspect. In his efforts to escape, he walks through a mall hoping to escape notice, and is ironically identified by targeted advertisements.
(John Anderton bombarded by personalized advertisements)
| "...Lexus. The road you're on, John Anderton, is the one less traveled"
"John Anderton! You could use a Guiness right about now." "Get away, John Anderton... Forget your troubles..." |
| Technovelgy from Minority Report (Movie),
by Steven Spielberg. Published by Dreamworks in 2002 Additional resources -
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It is not clear how the advertising units identify the character; it appears to be done with a retinal or iris scan.
(Tom Cruise gets an eye scan in Minority Report)
Not content with ads that merely voice-over the name of the consumer, the ad shown below actually mouths the syllables of the name "John Anderton."
(Minority Report graphics personalization)
This is a great realization of Ray Bradbury's spot-wavex scrambler that allows Mrs. Montag to participate in the Family that appears on her parlor wall TVs (from his 1953 novel Fahrenheit 451).
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- Big Brother Wants To Sell You Something
- Should Website Advertisers Know Your Name?
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- Minority Report Ads Watching You Always
- Interactive Digital Billboards Controlled By Phones
- Yahoo Japan's Minority Report Billboards
- 'Minority Report' Castrol Ads On Britain's Digital Billboards
- NEC Billboard Minority Report-Style
- New Train Station Offers Minority Report-Style Signs
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