There was this article in The Tech Zone recently, linked from Slashdot, "Where Computer Interfaces Are Going : 3D Beyond Games": http://www.thetechzone.com/?m=show&id=465
It doesn't say much that people who hang around here don't know already; but it should have at least one point of information or a snack for thought for everyone. The author doesn't seem to have much of an opinion; the article basically amounts to a few instances of "there is camp A and camp B, but the future will IMO be somewhere in between". Well duh. I even disagree in some points; I like webpages in angles, spreading them around me is better than tab browsing. But certainly a tool to align them with my view would be nice. In the end, he wonders why desktop UIs didn't evolve much in the last 20 years. Then I go "well duh" again. Of course "mainstream" reporters would be wary to even think this, but IMO the reason is pretty clear; we have a de-facto monopoly on UIs this days. If we were to switch our whole UI paradigm, there would be too big a risk that someone else would get it right, and the monopoly would take a severe hit. They don't want that. The status quo is comfortable. Besides, they're now struggling to get their software "everywhere"; and I think it will be a while before refrigerators and wristwatches have enough power for 3duis. Until then, we'll be stuck with the desktop metaphor on our powerful, 3d-capable PCs, just because. best, Lalo Martins -- So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable. -- http://www.laranja.org/ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] GNU: never give up freedom http://www.gnu.org/ _______________________________________________ vos-d mailing list vos-d@interreality.org http://www.interreality.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vos-d