Bumptop 3D Desktop

dlinkwit27 · 23rd June 2006, 20:07

this is sweet
http://youtube.com/watch?v=M0ODskdEP...page=1&t=t&f=b

cooky560 · 23rd June 2006, 20:13

that is cool, when is it released?

Vie · 23rd June 2006, 20:14

Would get old quickly, but yes its neat, would be fun to play around with.

Mattress · 23rd June 2006, 20:23

I thought the whole point of a computer is that it isn't messy?

Psythik · 23rd June 2006, 20:29

I'm not going to even comment on this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUVpSY4eBCc

Vie · 23rd June 2006, 20:36

Shoot the moron

zootm · 24th June 2006, 11:48

Quote:

Originally posted by Mattress
I thought the whole point of a computer is that it isn't messy?

A computer can be messy though. "Organising" files in a window manager is not very naturalistic. This gives you as much control over organisation in a more natural way.

I think it looks great. It's obviously got too many features because it's a proof of concept, but it could be very cool if taken further.

JFASI · 24th June 2006, 16:43

What is Vista's 3D desktop going to look like? Is it going to be anything like this?

zootm · 24th June 2006, 17:04

It's just 3D-accelerated, like the OSX one. Better effects and so on. There's a 3D app switcher though.

WPF, the new desktop API thing, can intermix 3D and 2D elements, so I suppose it'd be possible to make something like this with it?

sgtfuzzbubble011 · 24th June 2006, 19:28

Neat, but I'd have little use for it.

ElChevelle · 24th June 2006, 21:55

Quote:

Originally posted by sgtfuzzbubble99
Neat, but I'd have little use for it.

JFASI · 25th June 2006, 01:23

I think it's cool, but it's still kind of a gimmick. I can't see that thing ever saving me time. Here is an image of My desktop with Winamp.

Atmo · 25th June 2006, 01:26

This is kind of neat. I played around with it on a livecd earlier this year.

While it may not improve productivity, it certainly does look funky.

k_rock923 · 25th June 2006, 01:29

oh yea, atmo. I've used that livecd. It was a lot of fun, although it sure did eat up resources.

dlinkwit27 · 25th June 2006, 02:21

is LiveCD anythign like the 3d desktop that lets you move windows around a "sphere"? I tried osmething like that, SphereXP or something if I remember correctly, and I didn't like it much. It was fun for about 30 seconds, but after I started winamp, it got messed up because I had always on top enabled.

http://www.spheresite.com/

MStar · 25th June 2006, 03:33

But I like having a 2D desktop. It's the reason my stuff isn't piled into useless messes like my real room.

ryan · 25th June 2006, 09:05

Quote:

Originally posted by dlinkwit27
is LiveCD anythign like the 3d desktop that lets you move windows around a "sphere"? I tried osmething like that, SphereXP or something if I remember correctly, and I didn't like it much. It was fun for about 30 seconds, but after I started winamp, it got messed up because I had always on top enabled.

http://www.spheresite.com/

LiveCD is a term for an operating system that works from a bootable CD without installation.

zootm · 25th June 2006, 12:01

Quote:

Originally posted by JFASI
I think it's cool, but it's still kind of a gimmick. I can't see that thing ever saving me time.

It's a document-orientated interface designed specifically for pen-based devices. On those sort of devices, it might well save you time

23rd June 2006, 20:07	#1
dlinkwit27 has no CT (Forum King) Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 13,236	Bumptop 3D Desktop this is sweet http://youtube.com/watch?v=M0ODskdEP...page=1&t=t&f=b ::Deviant Me::Last.fm::WhatPulse Stats::Folding @ Home

23rd June 2006, 20:13	#2
cooky560 Major Dude Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Around Posts: 1,181	that is cool, when is it released? Cooky560 - Making Pointless Posts since 8/12/ 2002 WWW. Victory Requires no explanation, defeat allows none. All that Evil needs to triumph is for good men to do nothing

23rd June 2006, 20:14	#3
Vie Forum King Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Thoron fields and Duranium shadows. Posts: Crap mostly Posts: 8,003	Would get old quickly, but yes its neat, would be fun to play around with. Member most in need of SpellCheck Lifetime Achievement Award I'm a Twitch Streamer these days, it's weird.

23rd June 2006, 20:23	#4
Mattress Forum King Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Milwaukee Posts: 4,577	I thought the whole point of a computer is that it isn't messy? Besides shooting out a big blank from your buttock, you can feel as if your root chakra leaked sweet hot mucus.

23rd June 2006, 20:29	#5
Psythik Got his CT back and didn't pay $10 (Forum King) Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 3,583	I'm not going to even comment on this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUVpSY4eBCc This is a sig of some nature.

23rd June 2006, 20:36	#6
Vie Forum King Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Thoron fields and Duranium shadows. Posts: Crap mostly Posts: 8,003	Shoot the moron Member most in need of SpellCheck Lifetime Achievement Award I'm a Twitch Streamer these days, it's weird.

24th June 2006, 16:43	#8
JFASI Major Dude Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: I was hoping you could tell me Posts: 1,350	What is Vista's 3D desktop going to look like? Is it going to be anything like this? Certified Spam Connoisseur.

24th June 2006, 17:04	#9
zootm Forum King Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: the nether reaches of bonnie scotland Posts: 13,375	It's just 3D-accelerated, like the OSX one. Better effects and so on. There's a 3D app switcher though. WPF, the new desktop API thing, can intermix 3D and 2D elements, so I suppose it'd be possible to make something like this with it?

24th June 2006, 19:28	#10
sgtfuzzbubble011 Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 60,839	Neat, but I'd have little use for it.

25th June 2006, 01:23	#12
JFASI Major Dude Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: I was hoping you could tell me Posts: 1,350	I think it's cool, but it's still kind of a gimmick. I can't see that thing ever saving me time. Here is an image of My desktop with Winamp. Certified Spam Connoisseur.

25th June 2006, 01:26	#13
Atmo The Freak (Forum King) Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 9,400	This is kind of neat. I played around with it on a livecd earlier this year. While it may not improve productivity, it certainly does look funky. :Psykotech:

25th June 2006, 01:29	#14
k_rock923 \m/ (Forum King) Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: /bin/bash Posts: 7,850	oh yea, atmo. I've used that livecd. It was a lot of fun, although it sure did eat up resources. Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon full of tapes hurtling down the highway.

25th June 2006, 02:21	#15
dlinkwit27 has no CT (Forum King) Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 13,236	is LiveCD anythign like the 3d desktop that lets you move windows around a "sphere"? I tried osmething like that, SphereXP or something if I remember correctly, and I didn't like it much. It was fun for about 30 seconds, but after I started winamp, it got messed up because I had always on top enabled. http://www.spheresite.com/ ::Deviant Me::Last.fm::WhatPulse Stats::Folding @ Home

25th June 2006, 03:33	#16
MStar Major Dude Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hardcore Heaven Posts: 1,491	But I like having a 2D desktop. It's the reason my stuff isn't piled into useless messes like my real room.

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