The GUI is usually WIMP-based, although occasionally other metaphors surface, such as those used in Microsoft Bob, 3dwm, File System Navigator, File System Visualizer, 3D Mailbox, and GopherVR. Zooming (ZUI) is a related technology that promises to deliver the representation benefits of 3D environments without their usability drawbacks of orientation problems and hidden objects. In 2006, Hillcrest Labs introduced the first ZUI for television.Macworld.com November 11, 2006. Dan Moren. CES Unveiled@NY ‘07: Point and click coming to set-top boxes? Other innovations include the menus on the PlayStation 2, the menus on the Xbox, Sun's Project Looking Glass, Metisse, which was similar to Project Looking Glass, BumpTop, where users can manipulate documents and windows with realistic movement and physics as if they were physical documents, Croquet OS, which is built for collaboration, and compositing window managers such as Enlightenment and Compiz. Augmented reality and virtual reality also make use of 3D GUI elements.
The GUI is usually WIMP-based although occasionally other metaphors surface such as those used in Microsoft Bob 3dwm File System Navigator File System Visualizer 3D Mailbox and GopherVR Zooming (ZUI) is a related technology that promises to deliver the representation benefits of 3D environments without their usability drawbacks of orientation problems and hidden objects In 2006 Hillcrest Labs introduced the first ZUI for televisionMacworldcom November 11 2006 Dan Moren CES Unveiled@NY ‘07 Point and click coming to set-top boxes Other innovations include the menus on the PlayStation 2 the menus on the Xbox Sun's Project Looking Glass Metisse which was similar to Project Looking Glass BumpTop where users can manipulate documents and windows with realistic movement and physics as if they were physical documents Croquet OS which is built for collaboration and compositing window managers such as Enlightenment and Compiz Augmented reality and virtual reality also make use of 3D GUI elements