My first job on 2001 was to make all of the HAL readouts: the 16 screens that surround HAL's eyes.

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There were IBM logos designed for the film, and there were IBM design consultants working...

There were IBM logos designed for the film, and there were IBM design consultants working...

But as far as the concept of HAL, who HAL was, his character - I...

But as far as the concept of HAL, who HAL was, his character - I...

It was the point where things became much more abstract and less literal than in...

It was the point where things became much more abstract and less literal than in...

We're not that far from being able to plant images, memories, and emotional states directly...

We're not that far from being able to plant images, memories, and emotional states directly...

The technology of the time dictated the way things looked.

The technology of the time dictated the way things looked.

I honestly believe that the next big leap in immersive technology will be very much...

I honestly believe that the next big leap in immersive technology will be very much...

IBM was the original contractor for much of the computer interface design on the film.

IBM was the original contractor for much of the computer interface design on the film.

I visited a scientist who had a helmet with magnetic fields controlled by computer sequences...

I visited a scientist who had a helmet with magnetic fields controlled by computer sequences...

My particular aesthetic of light and color and design wouldn't change as a result of...

My particular aesthetic of light and color and design wouldn't change as a result of...

Clearly, if we'd had the kind of computer graphics capability then that we have now,...

Clearly, if we'd had the kind of computer graphics capability then that we have now,...

There's a consistency in my work that pops up independent of the limitations of the...

There's a consistency in my work that pops up independent of the limitations of the...

When I worked on 2001 - which was my first feature film - I was...

When I worked on 2001 - which was my first feature film - I was...