3D User Interfaces

PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION

An architect sits in her home office, putting the final touches on the design of the new entrance to the city park. A three-dimensional virtual model of the park appears in front of her on the desk’s surface. She nudges a pathway slightly to the right to avoid a low-lying area, and then makes the model life-size so she can walk along the path to view the effect. “Those dark colors on the sign at the entrance are too foreboding,” she thinks, so she quickly changes the color palette to brighter primary colors. She looks up and notices that the clients are arriving for the final design review meeting. They are located in other offices around the city, but they can all view the 3D model and make suggested changes, as ...