Does image really represent trope?: Hollywood Hacking

The image appears to show the RESULTS of hacking, but doesn't show the actual interface. It's entirely possible that those kids are using legitimate hacking techniques to affect virtual machine guns. Or maybe they're not hacking at all, and are legitimately controlling them.

The trope is about the METHOD whereas the image shows the RESULTS.

Considering they appear to be using holographic keyboards and screens, I'd say it works well enough.

Holographic computers are fairly standard in many sci-fi shows, and in no way proves that "hacking" is taking place. Those could easily be MUNDANE computer terminals for that setting (and in Dennou Coil, those are mundane computers). Here are some criteria from the article. Do any of them apply to this image?

"Extreme Graphical Representation" Since I can't see the computer screens in this image, I have no idea WHAT method they're using to hack, extreme or otherwise. This is just a bunch of kids using futuristic computers to control floating guns.

"easy to guess Highly Visible Passwords" Nope. If there was hacking in this image, the password phase is already completed.

"Viewer-Friendly Interface" The only interface we see is a floating holo-computer. If you read the associated trope, that computer does NOT comply with those requirements.

"Instead of exploiting security flaws, you guide a little 3D version of yourself through a fiery maze that somehow represents the firewall." Again, the only 3D representation is of the computer and not the hacking. Those are real kids using real computers to achieve real(ish) results.

This image does not depict hacking, be it "Hollywood" or otherwise.

edited 30th Aug '11 2:30:10 PM by LordGriffin

Clock is set. Do we pull or not?

I'd be for pulling. It could just as easily be the people who are supposed to be controlling those machine guns or something. Using a computer, even a sci-fi one, doesn't always mean hacking.

edited 31st Oct '11 12:59:19 AM by INUH

The clock is up...I'm changing my vote to pull the pic, so it's gone. Since there hasn't been any more discussion, I'm going to go ahead and lock this; if anyone finds something they like, start a new thread.