Pedro
June 16th, 2008, 01:32 PM
A device that supplements existing desktop equipment makes moving through 3-D environments more intuitive.
-{ Quote: "The computer mouse was designed to control a pointer on a 2-D desktop, not to navigate virtual worlds like Second Life or other 3-D environments. 3Dconnexion's new controller has a cap you can lift or depress, slide from side to side, tilt, or twist, and some combination of those actions will let you move in any direction in a 3-D environment or manipulate 3-D objects. And because the device is pressure sensitive, it also lets you control rate of movement." }-
Technology Review (http://www.technologyreview.com/Infotech/20875/?nlid=1137)
Unfortunately, the article only presents one device. Unusual in Technology Review.
As a commenter suggests, it looks like an ad.
Nevertheless, it shows a new kind of mouse for new uses. There has to be more out there. :)
-{ Quote: "The computer mouse was designed to control a pointer on a 2-D desktop, not to navigate virtual worlds like Second Life or other 3-D environments. 3Dconnexion's new controller has a cap you can lift or depress, slide from side to side, tilt, or twist, and some combination of those actions will let you move in any direction in a 3-D environment or manipulate 3-D objects. And because the device is pressure sensitive, it also lets you control rate of movement." }-
Technology Review (http://www.technologyreview.com/Infotech/20875/?nlid=1137)
Unfortunately, the article only presents one device. Unusual in Technology Review.
As a commenter suggests, it looks like an ad.
Nevertheless, it shows a new kind of mouse for new uses. There has to be more out there. :)