Future Interfaces for Virtual Worlds: The Second Life UI at Your Fingertips
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I've long been fascinated by the interface for virtual worlds, and have just as equally been convinced that while the software UI itself has massive room for improvement, the big breakthroughs might come from other devices.
I wrote some time ago about Microsoft's purchase of 3DV Systems, quoting an Israeli news report:
“3DV Systems develops “virtual reality” imaging technology for digital cameras that it sells, called ZCams (formerly Z-Sense). Its main targets are the gaming market (”enjoy a genuinely immersive experience,” the company says on its Web site).
Now that graphics have become so advanced, it explains, the key to ...