1. User Experience

2. User Interface

Both of the things are somehow inter related though it is most essential part of one’s thought.

Expecting 3-D to take over 2-D market in near future is not expected since we all are familiar with the 2-D approach , So the guys at TAT invented a way to combine these approaches, based on a solution that we call the Horizon 2D-3D transition.

According to this Whitepaper , they are working on integrating 2-D and 3-D to provide a rich UI.

Take maps, for example. Not so long ago, most maps were in 2D. These maps are typically simplified, making it easy to orient yourself in relation to stylized images of roads and blocks of buildings. Recently, digital map providers such as Google and Microsoft (Bing) have begun to offer maps in a “street view” 3D layout. These 3D maps allow users to actually see the height, shape and surfaces of objects such as buildings, which is useful when looking for a particular landmark.

The demo is built with TAT Cascades and it uses stunning 3D map meshes from C3 Technologies.

The Horizon 2D-3D transition is not limited to maps, however. With full support for both 2D UIs and 3D UIs, TAT Cascades now makes it possible to move dynamically and seamlessly between both, in any application.

via TAT

T3Desk lets is an application if you wish to have a 3D desktop And adding the third dimension to your 2D Windows screen. “3Dmized” windows appears in three dimensions and transparent on your screen and have the ability to be flipped, zoomed, moved, swiveled in almost anyway you want. T3Desk is lightweight on your resources, unlike most applications of its kind.Aero Peek helps to display the program’s shrunken 3D view.

With T3Desk you can set the options regarding display, zooming, hot keys and sounds. You can configure your 3D window animation, transparency effect, the 3D initial angle and distance, the transition effects and more. T3Desk it’s a FREE product.

You can download it from here

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