Title: BumpTop: A realistic 3D desktop
Slug: bumptop-a-realistic-3d-desktop
Date: 2006-06-26 11:18:00
Author: Kartones
Lang: en
Tags: UX
Description: BumpTop is a 3D desktop that allows users to create piles of books and magazines, push things around, and use mouse-drawing commands.

 <p> <img src="https://images.kartones.net/posts/screenshots/bumptop.jpg" title="Bumptop screenshot" alt="Bumptop screenshot" height="476" border="0" width="694"></p><p><strong>BumpTop</strong> is a
crazy but simple idea.<br>Why losing "realistic" things of our desktops like
making piles of books, magazines, pushing things, and such? Just develop a
physics system, a small 3D engine and some cool mouse-drawing commands (like in
Black &amp; White videogame, you "draw" things that act like commands). Is not
easy to explain but you can watch the video. I don't know if this is more
"natural" or not than normal computer desktops (whenever Linux, Windows or Mac
ones), but at least is some fresh air...  <br></p>