Project Looking Glass: A Richer Desktop Beyond Windows/Mac
0 Comments Published December 21st, 2006 in Java.Project Looking Glass - a 3D Java-based desktop project sets off to explore the possibilities of advancing the 2D desktops such as Windows or MacOS by open sourcing the early development prototypes. The project is working with Ubuntu community to make LG3D available via a multi-verse software source. They are also working with OpenSolaris team.
The project is very much in its infancy. The design goals of Project Looking Glass (LG3D) include:
- High productivity to support aggressive 3D exploration
- Solid platform for use in future products
- High performance and scalability
- Powerful 3D capability support
- Existing 2D application integration
- Framework to support two-and-half-dimension window manager
- Rich set of componentized libraries
- Rich user feedback based on animation
- Support for visual designer oriented tool chain
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