@ceorl I think used something similar waaay back -- not VR-- that made ui objects from workbench objects for rapid prototyping.
Archy was a thought experiment by Jef Raskin and his son towards a zooming user interface. I.e. A 3d cloud instead of a 2d desktop or file hierarchy.
Cool to look at and completely impractical to use beyond a few dozen documents.
And same - sporadic hobby
Sounds like a kindred spirit, (both Raskin and you :).
I guess most of my coding these days is the same, answering some question I've asked myself.
I did my own VRML experiment long ago in an attempt to show alternative ways of visualizing and accessing data, using automatically generated spatial organization.
"Everyone likes innovation, until they see it" ;)
#NeosVR does the best job I've seen of providing a non-flat UI experience. Steep learning curve though :)
I think the one I tried was called something like Intelligent Objects or Smart Objects, but I can't find a trace of it now.
Does that sound at all familiar?
@ceorl Can't for the life of me remember. It was by HP, it was 1993-4...
Ah yes, that was about the right time. I don't recall an HP connection, but they could have thought it was interesting too ;)
@b4cks4w
Folks have actually implemented compilers/interpreters there, even an AI system that you can configure and then compete with.
I am not familiar with Archy, though it brings back to mind a brilliant tool (only to me apparently :) which would generate user interface objects, based solely on your business objects (e.g. Order, Invoice, Shipment, User, etc)
I just code as a hobbv now though, making what interests or amuses me ;)
Knitting code ;)