摘要 |
<p>Digitally stored information is displayed by creating a virtual 3D space which is rotatable in response to user interaction. Items of information are represented as labelled nodes within the 3D space which appear attached to their respective nodes. The user receives the impression of a set of 2D images suspended within the 3D space, so that the 2D images always face the user whatever the orientation of the 3D space. Information arranged as a hierarchical tree of files and folders can be displayed using a root 3D space to display images of the files and folders listed in the root of the tree, with further folders and associated files displayed using a further 3D space. Links between the files can be shown as associative lines (see fig. 10).</p> |