Next Generation Desktop Environment

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Next Generation Desktop Environment Project
Looking Glass 3D
Farrukh Shakil CS 575 06/02/06
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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

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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

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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

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Basic 3D- Effects

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

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GoMonkey

• Real time system based on conventional PC
  hardware technology
• The systems 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 systems software interprets these data

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GoMonkey LG3d Integration (Minority
Report)
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References

• https//lg3d.dev.java.net/
• http//www.sun.com/software/looking_glass/index.xm
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• http//gomonkey.at