Comment Re:Hm... (Score 1) 176
Perhaps the guiding factor is not the convenience of the interface, but rather the intuitiveness of the interface. If you "feel at home", as it were, with the layout and controls of the system it's quite possible that you could work faster than with a standard 2D desktop.
The key here is to provide more than just moving graphics and floating windows. If they developers are able to actually present new methods of functionality, rather than just representing old ways in an extra dimension, I have no doubts that we will see at least one innovative idea that will actually improve things. If Croquet can deliver just one feature that makes people say "Hey, why didn't someone think of this before", then the entire project will be a success (in my opinion).
The question is, can they do it? I have my doubts...I've seen too many developers get locked into "the way of doing things". This project may very well turn into just an overblown application ill-used as a graphics engine.
The key here is to provide more than just moving graphics and floating windows. If they developers are able to actually present new methods of functionality, rather than just representing old ways in an extra dimension, I have no doubts that we will see at least one innovative idea that will actually improve things. If Croquet can deliver just one feature that makes people say "Hey, why didn't someone think of this before", then the entire project will be a success (in my opinion).
The question is, can they do it? I have my doubts...I've seen too many developers get locked into "the way of doing things". This project may very well turn into just an overblown application ill-used as a graphics engine.
