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CityWall Interactive Multitouch Display Now Has a Glorious 3D Interface
Posted by Adrian Covert at 10:19 AM on October 11, 2008
CityWall has been around for a little bit now, offering a giant multitouch display of maps and other service-oriented features. But now the Helsinki Institute for Information Technology just launched their new 3D UI for the interactive display, which makes it look super futuristic and awesome. While not actually 3D in the physical sense, the UI is fully rendered in 3D. As the video below shows, groups of files are represented as spheres, which can be manipulated in every which way. You can even look at the photo thumbnails inside the sphere "from behind." Though the demo is thin, it shows some really interesting ideas at play. [CityWall via Crave]
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ripfire
Posted 12:00 PM 11/10/08
Why does seem like its choppy. You would think they would at least use some 3d card.
ripfire
Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another dude
Posted 11:46 AM 11/10/08
@drewls: I don't know about you but I've had virtual balls for some time now...
Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another dude
Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another dude
Posted 11:45 AM 11/10/08
@soccer1105: Yeah but just remember that when your touching that fancy future computer you're also touching everyone else who ever fingered it before you.....
Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another dude
purple-pillows
Posted 11:39 AM 11/10/08
thats pretty sweet... does it only show files in sphere form?
purple-pillows
soccer1105
Posted 11:25 AM 11/10/08
WOW. I can't wait for the day when almost all computers are touch screens. I don't think we'll ever be able to replace the mouse and keyboard for gaming and strictly business type applications, but for almost everything else, I don't think they're really necessary. With touch there is really no need for a mouse, and a software QWERT is all you need for web browsing. Some day... some day.
soccer1105
drewls
Posted 11:21 AM 11/10/08
Awesome! Now, not only can I catch up on turning, flipping, and resizing all my photos, but now it has balls too!
drewls
Jon B.
Posted 12:18 PM 11/10/08
@drewls: I prefer Bawls...
Jon B.
Jon B.
Posted 12:14 PM 11/10/08
That's awesome, too bad its laggy :(
Jon B.
kmkl
Posted 12:27 PM 11/10/08
Apple... Get on it!
kmkl
takashimiike 7
Posted 2:31 PM 11/10/08
@drewls: [www.gametrailers.com]
takashimiike 7
mfusion
Posted 4:02 PM 11/10/08
that is the closest i've seen to the interface used in minority report. i mean like, wow!
also i think it is choppy because the code is new and probably not streamlined as it should have been from the start.
ugh
mfusion
JazzyChrysaor
Posted 5:12 PM 11/10/08
If I can edit videos with Premiere Pro and edit photos with Photoshop on a touch screen I'm so there.
JazzyChrysaor
obelix
Posted 1:47 AM 12/10/08
@soccer1105: only if they invent smudge free screens
obelix
sabz333
Posted 11:36 AM 11/10/08
Wow imaging playing games on a 3D computer... that would be amazing, especially if you play those strategy games like tom clancy's end war, age of empires, halo wars., etc. and messing around with photoshop on a touch screen computer... well there is no need for words
sabz333
Xenocide
Posted 1:33 PM 12/10/08
Where are my Johnny Mnemonic computer interfaces already? My dolphin is getting bored.
Xenocide
mrnagrom
Posted 1:29 PM 12/10/08
woo hoo... now that we've spent 300 million zillion dollars researching the next greatest photo album and everyone has a really super example... can we please use this technology for something actually useful.
mrnagrom
mcradge
Posted 12:18 AM 13/10/08
I know one company who is preparing this kind of UI for an upcoming os
mcradge