MY prototype tree map nav element is 2D - a plane. You can scroll around and zoom in. It seems good to me. On the other hand, there is a level of complexity that I still do not really understand. What about a cube with a different tree map (or other?) on each face. A rotatable cube does not break the paradigm. (Or a dodecahedron for that matter.)
Another thing I am thinking about is how will the user transition "into" a place? For example, a user finds email on the tremap and now wants to send one. What is the transition to writing an email? The kind of transition is the part I am curious about.
I personally find the concept of going "into" a place most appealing. It makes intuitive sense to me. I zoom into a building in NYC and click on it and I am now "in the place". But the tech part of me says "oh just do an overlay, make the canvas div hidden and put up a little text entry form". Does it matter?
I suspect but do not know that keeping the paradigm => going into a place on the map => would be more engaging, comprehensible, user friendly than suddenly breaking the illusion. But I am just guessing.
clicking on a panel takes you up close. It is pretty easy to add a feature so that when up close another click goes "into the panel". To a room of other panels or objects.
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I was trying to find that gallary one earlier but couldn't find it. Looks neat!
What I am thinking of its more of a mix of a traditional website with some 3D elements.
Every navigation doesnt have to be 3D. For my example, I just put keyboard events for scrolling through the different axis but the information for each logs below the scroller still shows it a regular table format once selected
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I agree this is an important issue/question.
MY prototype tree map nav element is 2D - a plane. You can scroll around and zoom in. It seems good to me. On the other hand, there is a level of complexity that I still do not really understand. What about a cube with a different tree map (or other?) on each face. A rotatable cube does not break the paradigm. (Or a dodecahedron for that matter.)
Another thing I am thinking about is how will the user transition "into" a place? For example, a user finds email on the tremap and now wants to send one. What is the transition to writing an email? The kind of transition is the part I am curious about.
I personally find the concept of going "into" a place most appealing. It makes intuitive sense to me. I zoom into a building in NYC and click on it and I am now "in the place". But the tech part of me says "oh just do an overlay, make the canvas div hidden and put up a little text entry form". Does it matter?
I suspect but do not know that keeping the paradigm => going into a place on the map => would be more engaging, comprehensible, user friendly than suddenly breaking the illusion. But I am just guessing.
[ And did you look at the image gallery example?
https://lx2h8.csb.app/
clicking on a panel takes you up close. It is pretty easy to add a feature so that when up close another click goes "into the panel". To a room of other panels or objects. ]
I was trying to find that gallary one earlier but couldn't find it. Looks neat!
What I am thinking of its more of a mix of a traditional website with some 3D elements.
Every navigation doesnt have to be 3D. For my example, I just put keyboard events for scrolling through the different axis but the information for each logs below the scroller still shows it a regular table format once selected