Re: [Fenfire-dev] Re: [vos-d] a 3D interface vision

[Tuomas Lukka]

On Wed, Oct 22, 2003 at 02:44:17PM -0400, Reed Hedges wrote:
> My more philosophical take on the question "Why make 3D interfaces?" is the 
> rich and deep meaning that "places" and "spaces" include.  We are spatial 
> beings, existing and moving in spaces, identifying places, and most 
> importantly, building enclosed spaces to live in.  We also like to explore 
> and 
> find new places.  There are many aesthetic and emotional aspects to being 
> *in* 
> or *entering* or *leaving* a space, being in it with other people, being in 
> some spatial configuration with things and people.

I agree that it would work **if** we had

1) an immersive, extremely high-resolution display

2) a full-boby (at least full-hand) dataglove with extreme sensitivity
   and precision

However, we don't.

My point is that with a limited-resolution display, and with a mouse and 
keyboard,
3D interfaces just don't make sense - the "feeling of space" you talk about
just doesn't happen. .
        
        Tuomas