For this jump, the team also worked to create a new generation of space suit for better mobility and visualclarity, studied the effects on the human body of supersonic acceleration and deceleration, developed a new parachute system, and more.
As Toshiba executives tell it, the American CEO told their boss how wonderful it would be if people could sit at home and watch movies with the same visual and audio clarity as in the theater.
Of course, the rise of Tumblr and Instagram lend further evidence to the proposition that speed and clarity in communication are enhanced by visual representation.