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
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