Something similar may be said of the concepts straight line, plane, of three-dimensionality and of the validity of Pythagoras' theorem.
Now, Euclidean geometry, in the form in which it has been handed down to us from Euclid, uses the fundamental concepts "straight line" and "plane" which do not appear to correspond, or at any rate, not so directly, with experiences concerning the position of rigid bodies.
They try to figure out 'How do I make these things I know from film work in VR? How do I do a cut in VR?'" The resounding answer is that porting film concepts straight to VR just doesn't work.
But this was a collection that had more to tell than the concept of straight, graphic lines contrasted with feminine curves and veils of semi-transparency.
What's odd is that the film plays this droll concept remarkably straight, presenting itself as a historical biopic that happens to have some piranha-faced monsters in it.
To stand out, companies have pushed for increasingly strange or captivating visions of the future: Mercedes-Benz recently unveiled self-driving concept cars straight out of science fiction, including a windshield-less vehicle that resembles a giant toaster.
The concept of straight, fixed borders was alien to the local Bedouin tribes; Ibn Saud, the future first king of Saudi Arabia, objected to the attempts "to curb, by an imaginary line in the open desert, the movement of tribes who are accustomed to roam widely in search of pasturage and water".
Lindeboom and others (2005) state that 'we departed from the concept that straight lines are the best approach for future policy and maintenance' (Lindeboom and others 2005, p. 18).
