Why all of Hollywood UI looks the same

Is the future a blue, transparent hologram? Why is this our vision of the future?

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UX Collective

12 min readFeb 13, 2023

A man, Tony Stark, in front of a holographic display of windows with information grabs a glowing cube with his hand. — Tony Stark grabs virtual objects as naturally as if they were real objects.

Science fiction films love to show off huge leaps in technology. The latest Avatar movie features autonomous, spider-like robots that can build a whole city within weeks. There are space ships that can carry frozen passengers lightyears away from Earth. In James…

Why all of Hollywood UI looks the same

Is the future a blue, transparent hologram? Why is this our vision of the future?

Written by Daley Wilhelm