Hello All,
At the linux meet at HBCSE Rajeev had given a very nice demo of the new display
drivers of linux that are well suited for 3D rendering. One application
demonstrated was a 3D file browser that works like a walk through into a room
with files and folders shaped like 3D objects.
This type of 3D walk through has tremendous potential for corporate films and
demos. Future operating manuals for electronic equipment could also be in 3D
form.
One important potential for this is in the shopping mall industry. Instead
of visitng a crowded mall, getting trolleys entangled and walking for a few
hours, an exact replica of the mall can be made available to the customers in
the
form of a CD or DVD depending on the content size. The mall walk through will
have features like virtually removing the product from its shelf and turning it
around to examine it. A more advanced feature may also allow the virtual
shopper
to open the jars or boxes and see the actual content inside, something the
mall will not allow otherwise.
The software can be made available as a direct installation or to make it
platform independent and live, it can be made into a live linux distro that
does
not do anything except detect minimum hw like kb, mouse, usb and concentrates
fully on providing the maxiimum video and sound drivers and the actual
application that will run live. No desktop or any normal os features or
services
or packages.
Regards,
Rony.
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