Tag Archives: 3d

Tools for building a 3D UX

 

[tweetmeme]Finally the final part of the 3d blog. As I mentioned in the previous posts on 3d, there are very poor tools for creating great looking 3d user experiences. This article will not concern itself with the aesthetics of 3d … Continue reading →

 

CES 2010 – 3dHDTV – ‘Desirable’, ‘Darn expensive’ and ‘Dorky’

 

One of the more obvious trends at this year’s CES was 3d TV, all the display manufacturers had major installations showing off their 3d HDTV offerings. The CE industry seems to have collectively decided that 3d is the next big … Continue reading →

 

3D Gets Off to Shaky Start on Mobile

 

The third dimension has piqued the interest of Hollywood for big-screen productions, but there may be a place for the technology on a much smaller screen – and not necessarily one attached to special headgear or glasses. Early experimentations are … Continue reading →

 

3D UI: Useful? Usable? or Desirable?

 

[tweetmeme]This is the third installment of my blog on 3d. The first part outlined the gist of the story, The second part was about the aesthetics of 3d. This installment deals with the use of 3d to convey a ‘conceptual … Continue reading →

 

The Aesthetics of 3D

 

[tweetmeme]The beautifully designed http://www.paintwithben.com A great example of the ‘Chunky fonts’ trend. In this first installment I’m going to address the ‘where are we’ question, but mostly from the perspective of visual language, rather than interaction design, I’ll deal with … Continue reading →

 

3D User Interfaces: Where Are We? Where Are We Heading?

 

Source – Halo Wars Theme [tweetmeme]3D capabilities are obviously not new to UX, I’ve been building real-time 3D UI’s for 10 years, the academic community has been exploring the use of the third dimension for over 30 years (without much … Continue reading →

 

Shock Desktop 3D Takes You One Step Closer To The Real Thing

 

The desktop metaphor has long been understood and used for decades. We’ve touched it, we’ve clicked it, we’ve even made it into a panorama! Well Shock Desktop 3D takes us one step closer to this model of computing with their … Continue reading →