Dang, its coming, but what's the point really? We shouldn't follow the graphics and visuals hungry approach of games. Here's some links for what the big boys are doing.
I'm just throwing down links of things i came across. The apple 3-D desktop came from Bjorn Lee's fb wall. I learnt about Sun's education platform at NP, they're using it now.
Apple's 3-D desktop
http://www.macrumors.com/2008/12/11/apple-exploring-3d-desktop-and-application-interfaces/
Sun's 3-D desktop
http://www.sun.com/software/looking_glass/index.jsp
The description of project looking glass
http://www.sun.com/www.sun.com/web_site/en_US/products-n-solutions/edu/feature/lookingglass.html
Java for education: Project Wonderland
http://java.sun.com/javaone/sf/2008/articles/projectwonderland.jsp
Structure on project wonderland
http://developers.sun.com/learning/javaoneonline/2008/pdf/TS-6125.pdf
Immersive education links: http://blogs.sun.com/VirtualWorlds/entry/what_is_immersive_education
Sun's Blog on the matter: http://blogs.sun.com/kevinr/
I was once told that one should watch apple patents for their ability to write what's important without giving away the technology and the technique. haven't read an apple patent ever yet.
IP. Important. But expensive.
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