I hate to be that guy, but what exactly is the purpose of adding 3D transforms to web pages? I mean, beyond nifty demos like this?
Honestly, isn't this just going to add a bunch of dumb cruft to what browser vendors will have to support and probably just for the sake of being 201x's <blink> tag?
EDIT: To clarify--wouldn't it be more useful to focus on faster js engines and better WebGL support?
If the transformations/transitions are handled by the graphics card the faster js becomes irrelevant. For example js performance on IPad is not amazing, but it will run many transitions smoothly.
As far as WebGL, it clearly is important for any serious 3d. But adding a slight 3d effect to a UI element should not require a detailed knowledge of shaders and 3d geometry.
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I hate to be that guy, but what exactly is the purpose of adding 3D transforms to web pages? I mean, beyond nifty demos like this?
Honestly, isn't this just going to add a bunch of dumb cruft to what browser vendors will have to support and probably just for the sake of being 201x's <blink> tag?
EDIT: To clarify--wouldn't it be more useful to focus on faster js engines and better WebGL support?
If the transformations/transitions are handled by the graphics card the faster js becomes irrelevant. For example js performance on IPad is not amazing, but it will run many transitions smoothly.
As far as WebGL, it clearly is important for any serious 3d. But adding a slight 3d effect to a UI element should not require a detailed knowledge of shaders and 3d geometry.
Cross platform learning tools comes to mind...
- 3D visualization for describing medical conditions to patients.
- representation of drug molecules to prospective doctors and molecular scientists.
- Visualizing spatial trends in big data.