I guess it all depends on how the individual prefers to think. I like seeing a list of numbers, it means more to me that way than different sized boxes. Boxes are relative, and sometimes it can be hard to determine what they are relative to.
But again, just me, maybe I'm just to old to accept change in this, maybe it will be better, but I don't want to be forced, and I also don't want to forfeit something else that is cool because I'm not into 3d navigation. > -----Original Message----- > From: Jerry Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 12:47 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Longhorn Avalon 3D engine demo > > We saw the same thing at the beginning of any technology that moves from > hard to easy. (fonts in the mid-80's, the <blink> tag, flash intros) > > I loved VRML (and things like VR Basic before it). My best work in VRML > was a 3d tournament chart for wrestling tournaments and a VR game about > classification of underwater invertebrates. > > We are surely going to see a lot of bad usage, but from that will emerge a > few gems. > > I do hope that: > a) we don't lose the command prompt. I think Apple finally learned this > lesson. > b) we can TURN IT OFF. > > File and folder management, peripherals and networking are areas that can > REALLY use some new conceptual models for users. > > As a good example of 3d being used well, did anyone see the Google 60 > Minutes story on Sunday? They had a 3d map of earth showing usage and > languages for their user pop. Awesome! > > We need to get Tufte to write a good book on 3d infographics. > > > > Jerry Johnson > Web Developer > Dolan Media Company > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/05/05 12:23PM >>> > I was actually pretty heavily in VRML years ago - this isn't all that much > different (but much more capable). > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:141589 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
