Next Generation Desktop Environment Project Looking Glass 3D Farrukh Shakil CS /02/06

Project LG3D Developed By SUN Microsystems Open Source Project Exploits significantly improved 3D graphics rendering capability of today's PCs Major Part of the Project is built in Java

Platform Support The Project is still in the early development process. Existing application integration is supported for Solaris x86 and Linux platforms. The platform for 3D application development is available for Linux, Solaris and Windows

Design Approach Built on Top of Java 3D Technology Model Loader Integration Client server Scene Graph Server-side Behavior Execution Event Adapter and Animation Components Existing Application Integration Abstraction Layer Swing Integration for 2D Widget Set Support

Basic 3D- Effects Slanting Windows in 3D Space Usage of Backside of a Window Transparency Trick for Window selection Panoramic View of Multiple Desktops

GoMonkey Real time system based on conventional PC hardware technology The system’s user enjoys navigating through digital worlds simply by his gestures and the movements of his hand A stereo tracking camera and microphones detect impulses generated by hand movements or voice The system’s software interprets these data

GoMonkey & LG3d Integration (Minority Report) Play Video

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