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We're gonna hack the gibson, man!
http://tactile3d.com/
Practical? I'll have to wait and see.
Uber-cool and make visitors think you're the love child of Crash Override and Acid Burn? Absolutely!
Philo
Philo
Friday, November 7, 2003
Can't download. Can't comment
Tapiwa
Friday, November 7, 2003
Anyone who complains about the FC website wants to kop a load of that. Jezusfuckingchrist.
Friday, November 7, 2003
At last Tetris for the Office environment...
Simon Lucy
Friday, November 7, 2003
How can I download it?
Friday, November 7, 2003
Apparently you can't, yet. Could be vaporware. Definitely a massive drain on CPU and resources.
But it sure *looks* cool.
Philo
Philo
Friday, November 7, 2003
Hmm. I'm not sure I remember the last time I thought to myself, "I wish I had better *sound effects* in my file manager."
Kevin
Friday, November 7, 2003
>Definitely a massive drain on CPU and resources.<
Not if you've got a 3d accellerator card. I suspect it could run at close to 0% CPU and minimal resources with a modern card, even with lots of fancy-schmancy eye candy.
And, it becomes more interesting when Longhorn's Direct3D desktop becomes the norm...
Tim Sullivan
Friday, November 7, 2003
3d interfaces are not exactly new. If you do want to give them a try there's several at http://www.nooface.org/ for example.
I've never fancied them myself - but then I run DesktopX with a theme called "Bluegrid" ( http://www.wincustomize.com/window.asp?Cmd=PREVIEW&source=http://skins.stardock.com/BoXXi/dx/bluegridSS.jpg ) which isn't exactly shy and retiring.
...a cynic writes
Friday, November 7, 2003
I thought... No, that can't be a reference to William Gibson, but I guess it was. When can we plug in & move around and feel and smell and taste this fully 3d environment?
Or as a certain virtual someone is known to say "Woah."
www.MarkTAW.com
Friday, November 7, 2003
It's an indirect reference to him, via "Hackers"
Philo
Philo
Friday, November 7, 2003
who is william gibson
obgy10
Friday, November 7, 2003
>> who is william gibson
http://www.bestwebbuys.com/books/compare/isbn/0441007465
RocketJeff
Friday, November 7, 2003
William Gibson, the Father of Cyberpunk.
Apparently he's recently given up the typewriter (or at least finally gotten a computer) and even maintains a weblog. http://www.williamgibsonbooks.com/index.asp
Some of Amazon.com's review of Neuromancer:
"Here is the novel that started it all, launching the cyberpunk generation, and the first novel to win the holy trinity of science fiction: the Hugo Award, the Nebula Award and the Philip K. Dick Award. With Neuromancer, William Gibson introduced the world to cyberspace--and science fiction has never been the same."
www.MarkTAW.com
Monday, November 10, 2003
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