"Will spaceships have sliding doors? " Topic

"One of the most futuristic aspects of Star Trek have been the iconic coloured displays and control panels. There are the large wall mounted MSDs or Master Systems Displays; a cross-section of the ship festooned with status data. Smaller panels cover the walls in Engineering and the Bridge, their bold visual style mimicked by the touch-sensitive controls consoles. They look sleek and futuristic, conveying information in a clean and uncluttered interface while offering the intuitive interaction of a touchscreen device. Compared to the infestation of switches, buttons, and lights in Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica, Firefly, and Alien/Aliens it is positively futuristic even to a modern audience. But is it as good as it looks?

The conflict between the attempt to portray futuristic technology and the practicalities of real life is a bitter one. Quite often the decisions are based around aesthetics rather than logic or practicality. I'm going to look at a few of the common elements of futuristic Science Fiction that bother me the most…"
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Interesting read. Of course, aesthetics takes precedence over practicality in television and cinema. I recently wondered why you almost never saw concrete structures in SF shows, despite its practicality. I concluded because it didn't look futuristic enough. as the first section in your link states, the future is shiny.

Somehow the more `lived in` look always seemed to be more probable than Star Trek`s way of showing things. Still later series had the benefit of real-life inspiration.
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If you want to go into space take plenty of velcro with you!

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I completely disagree with him about the doors.

We have seen them open a panel that had either a pump action lever or a wheel.

Closing a sliding door will actually be easier because you are not fighting the air flowing out of the room.

Yeah, I always understood the sliding doors were because they cut through any airflow during something like a major hull breach.

Yes they will, otherwise it won't make that nice noise. This is the future of military ops in space.

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