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3D GUIs are a lot like graphical programming. Just a giant black hole that has been sucking up research and investment money for 30 years without much to show.
by wmil 11y ago
3D GUIs are a lot like graphical programming. Just a giant black hole that has been sucking up research and investment money for 30 years without much to show.
You do get some neat demos, but not a lot else.
- Impossible 11y agoThe game industry has been using 3D GUIs and graphical programming successfully for years. Graphical programming is also popular in some other fields (MaxMSP for audio visual, labview).
- JonnieCache 11y agoAdd TouchDesigner to that list, which is basically MaxMSP for demoscene-style visual effects. It gets used for fancy things like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zMI-qbmIPk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zMI-qbmIPk
- TheSpiceIsLife 11y agoWhich reinforces the point, 3D GUIs are a lot of fun but not very productive. In my workflow at my day job I want fewer GUI interactions and more production. AutoHotKey and 5 tonne overhead cranes help a lot, 3D GUIs not so much. I won't discount the possibility that there will be some future problem that will be solved by a 3D GUI, perhaps astrogation.