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{{quote|'''Computer''': Since I'm such an advanced computer, I can make Pegasus's computer systems look like a really boring video game!|''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series|Yu-Gi-Oh the Abridged Series]]''}}

[[File:laptop-skin-cyber-space-164-p 3172.jpg|frame|That's not a laptop skin. It's a WINDOW into CYBERSPACE!]]

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{{quote|'''Computer''': Since I'm such an advanced computer, I can make Pegasus's computer systems look like a really boring video game!|''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series|Yu-Gi-Oh the Abridged Series]]''}}

The opposite of [[Our Graphics Will Suck in the Future]] is Extreme Graphical Representation, where every operation that takes place in the computer is represented by flashy, often "futuristic" animations on the screen. These fantastic light shows have no connection to whatever might be taking place, and real computer professionals invariably find them impractical and implausible. I mean really, does anyone seriously think that a computer has to flash a picture of each fingerprint in the database on its screen while it's searching for a match?

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See also: [[Viewer-Friendly Interface]], [[The Aesthetics of Technology]], [[Beeping Computers]], [[Billions of Buttons]]

== Anime and Manga ==

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** Additionally interesting example as this takes place when the 14.4 kbps modem was standard, although one computer is said to have a 28.8 kbps modem. This means all these cool graphics were streamed across a 14.4 kbps connection on computers with processors slower than 100 [[M Hz]] and with less than four MB of RAM.

* Used quite noticeably in the 2007 ''[[Transformers]]'' film—apparently, if you take a sound file of a signal broadcast by a Transformer, open in in Audacity, and zoom in really close to the waveform, you can see Cybertronian glyphs.

** Funnily, an episode of ''[[Beast Wars]]'' plays this straight. Tigatron hacks Megatron's ship, by connecting himself to the computer. The interface turns into a Virtual reality not unlike that seen in ''[[Hackers]]'' (complete with Tigatron doing the movements in needs to do in the simulation with his real hands), with a ~~rubix~~ ~~cube~~ of ''Megatron's head'' as the password. Now, this raises questions as Transformers are robots to begin with, couldn't they come up with more efficient interfaces than virtual reality for their own ships?

** Funnily, an episode of ''[[Beast Wars]]'' plays this straight. Tigatron hacks Megatron's ship, by connecting himself to the computer. The interface turns into a Virtual reality not unlike that seen in ''[[Hackers]]'' (complete with Tigatron doing the movements in needs to do in the simulation with his real hands), with a Rubik's Cube of ''Megatron's head'' as the password. Now, this raises questions as Transformers are robots to begin with, couldn't they come up with more efficient interfaces than virtual reality for their own ships?

* ''[[District 9]]'' features alien vehicles controlled via a holographic panel, as demonstrated towards the end of the movie. But then, it's ''alien'' technology; you shouldn't expect them to be using any kind of real-world OS.

** The lead alien {{spoiler|uses a bunch of human computer components to build a temporary diagnostic system for his ship}}, but it also seems emulate the alien OS. With little apparent success, since it's actually supposed run its display as a hologram. But hey, he makes it work somehow.