TACTILE
The Tactile 3D UI allows you to roam around a 3D space and place objects (files) where you want. Each object gives clues as to its contents by emitting sounds and mapping
thumbnails and icons onto certain faces. Other cues include a faster rotation rate for recently accessed content, different lighting for read-only files, and variation in
collision sound effects based on file size.
Structurally Tactile 3D is a tree and allows you to explore your entire filesystem. You are able to enter various spaces like hard drives, removable media, and directories. The scale of the the space you enter depends on the number of files and other objects that must fit inside. The overall impression this leaves is one of exploring a vast virtual landscape, with each directory being a new world. It's difficult to describe; so simply try it for yourself.
One of the goals of this project was to develop a tool that is both useful and emmersive. Features include a stack for common file operations like copy/cut/paste. Most file explorers simply erase previous copy or move selections, while Tactile 3D remembers them. There are also features that allow any object to be user-positioned, unlike most systems where only items on the desktop have specific positions.
Visit the Tactile 3D homepage here: www.tactile3d.com
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Structurally Tactile 3D is a tree and allows you to explore your entire filesystem. You are able to enter various spaces like hard drives, removable media, and directories. The scale of the the space you enter depends on the number of files and other objects that must fit inside. The overall impression this leaves is one of exploring a vast virtual landscape, with each directory being a new world. It's difficult to describe; so simply try it for yourself.
One of the goals of this project was to develop a tool that is both useful and emmersive. Features include a stack for common file operations like copy/cut/paste. Most file explorers simply erase previous copy or move selections, while Tactile 3D remembers them. There are also features that allow any object to be user-positioned, unlike most systems where only items on the desktop have specific positions.
Visit the Tactile 3D homepage here: www.tactile3d.com
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