3D Background?

[phosho]

Hey, I've always had this idea that i thought would be really cool, but I have nowhere near enough skill to do it...just wondering if it would be possible...so here it is:

I was thinking it would really be cool to have a 3D background for your desktop, but instead of it just being a 3D render, you could actually move around in it, just like panning around in 3d studio max or w/e...I thought it could be cool to place folders and stuff around in this 3d environment...I kinda got the idea from some of the linux distros that have the 4 desktops that rotate around on a cube...let me know what you think!

Zoerb

[phosho]

Nobody? :(

[Thorax 48]

You may be out of luck? Not sure how many designers out there use linux as an OS. :( Also just tryin' to give yer thread a bump.

[rAyVoLvEz]

Can't answer your question but here's how I see it.

Honestly, I think it will be unnecessary load on your computer's ram, video memory, graphics memory unless you have too much to spare.

[dogtrombone]

Interesting thought, but it would only be suitable for someone with time to kill, imo. I need to get in and around my filing system as quickly as possible. I also agree with Elaine that it would probably take up unnecessary resources as well, and create potential for more stuff to go wrong?

Don't stop thinking though... nice idea!

[phosho]

Originally posted by rAyVoLvEz
Honestly, I think it will be unnecessary load on your computer's ram, video memory, graphics memory unless you have too much to spare.

I know it would be...I just thought it would be a cool thing to have...maybe someday when computers have terabytes of ram....maybe ;)

[stephenmorphey]

Well phosho,
I have heard about 3D desktop applications in windows OS. But don't know much about Linux. I wonder if similar 3d applications are available in linux.