On Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 4:00 PM, Yuval Levy <openmoko08@sfina.com> wrote:
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> my personal interest for the OpenMoko is as a device to display Virtual
> Reality (VR). That's a 3D application where a picture is mapped on a
> sphere or cube and rotated by the user. 3D-accelerated displays have a
> much higher frame per second (FPS) resulting in smoother viewing or
> faster panning.
>
> You can see an example of such a VR at
> <http://www.photopla.net/080302dufferin/> - click on the thumbnail to
> enter the VR in one of the four main technologies available:
> - QuickTime
> - Java
> - Flash
> - Shockwave

That would be pretty cool to use the FreeRunner as a "window" to a 360
scene like this.  Hold the phone in front of you and spin around: the
accelerometers could detect movement, and adjust the view as you
rotate. Angle it up or down, and the view would again correspond.

Hans

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