1. A method of representing information on a three-dimensional user interface, said three-dimensional user interface comprising a plurality of portals, said method comprising the steps of: a) associating data with each of said plurality of portals; b) associating a symbolic marker with each of said plurality of portals that represents the data associated therewith; and c) displaying the symbolic marker in each of said plurality of portals associated therewith, such that said three-dimensional user interface can be displayed in an active state and at least two non-active states, wherein each non-state is one of a symbolic state or a passive state.