Comments on: 3D Physics in Flash http://commadot.com/3d-physics-in-flash/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=3d-physics-in-flash UX = User Experience by Glen Lipka Fri, 11 May 2012 04:36:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4-beta4-20738 By: Glen Lipka http://commadot.com/3d-physics-in-flash/#comment-13799 Glen Lipka Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:06:27 +0000 http://commadot.com/?p=1944#comment-13799 It could be cultural for sure. However, think of how you might describe Solitaire on the computer, with and without shadows to make the cards seem like they are more realistic. It's still 2D. It's just some pixels on a screen. But to a person, they would absolutely describe it as if they could touch it. People mix the real world and the computer world all the time. It could be cultural for sure. However, think of how you might describe Solitaire on the computer, with and without shadows to make the cards seem like they are more realistic. It’s still 2D. It’s just some pixels on a screen. But to a person, they would absolutely describe it as if they could touch it.

People mix the real world and the computer world all the time.

]]> By: Robert Schultz http://commadot.com/3d-physics-in-flash/#comment-13798 Robert Schultz Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:13:37 +0000 http://commadot.com/?p=1944#comment-13798 Maybe it's due to where in the world you live, or what 'generation' you were born in, but I've never heard the term 3D used to describe some arbitrary thing that felt 'real'. I've only ever heard 3D used when the actual object being described was in 3 dimensions. I think your title '3D Physics in Flash' is quite misleading seeing as this is entirely 2D. I think it's interesting though how it felt so natural for you to use 3D to describe it, even though it feels so wrong and alien to me. Maybe it’s due to where in the world you live, or what ‘generation’ you were born in, but I’ve never heard the term 3D used to describe some arbitrary thing that felt ‘real’. I’ve only ever heard 3D used when the actual object being described was in 3 dimensions.
I think your title ’3D Physics in Flash’ is quite misleading seeing as this is entirely 2D.
I think it’s interesting though how it felt so natural for you to use 3D to describe it, even though it feels so wrong and alien to me.

]]> By: Glen Lipka http://commadot.com/3d-physics-in-flash/#comment-13789 Glen Lipka Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:02:18 +0000 http://commadot.com/?p=1944#comment-13789 3D is synonymous with REALISTIC in most people's minds. So a photo is 2D, but people visualize it as 3D. A balsamiq mockup doesn't have shadows, so people think of it as 2D. In sound, people basically are making the analogy. 2D is 2 speakers. More speakers (surround sound) is meant to be more realistic and therefore 3D. Funny how people (including me) mix up the feel of the language for the specifics of it. 3D is synonymous with REALISTIC in most people’s minds. So a photo is 2D, but people visualize it as 3D. A balsamiq mockup doesn’t have shadows, so people think of it as 2D. In sound, people basically are making the analogy. 2D is 2 speakers. More speakers (surround sound) is meant to be more realistic and therefore 3D. Funny how people (including me) mix up the feel of the language for the specifics of it.

]]> By: Jörn Zaefferer http://commadot.com/3d-physics-in-flash/#comment-13787 Jörn Zaefferer Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:23:30 +0000 http://commadot.com/?p=1944#comment-13787 Ha, gotcha! Did you ever notice that 3D sound is actually just 2D? If would be 3D if you could actually hear the difference between sound coming from below or above you. So stereo is actually just 1D. Probably the same slip someone made a long time ago :-) Ha, gotcha! Did you ever notice that 3D sound is actually just 2D? If would be 3D if you could actually hear the difference between sound coming from below or above you. So stereo is actually just 1D. Probably the same slip someone made a long time ago :-)

]]> By: Glen Lipka http://commadot.com/3d-physics-in-flash/#comment-13786 Glen Lipka Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:50:49 +0000 http://commadot.com/?p=1944#comment-13786 Heh. I guess I had a Freudian slip. I updated the post to be specific. Heh. I guess I had a Freudian slip. I updated the post to be specific.

]]> By: Jörn Zaefferer http://commadot.com/3d-physics-in-flash/#comment-13785 Jörn Zaefferer Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:47:38 +0000 http://commadot.com/?p=1944#comment-13785 Aren't those 2D physics? Aren’t those 2D physics?

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