[dracolytch]

On one hand the interface is interesting and novel, but I'm not sure it really has a lot to offer initially. It's much easier to visualize the relationships between pieces of data with how the linking works, but the individual dots are spread enough that it doesn't provide quite the context that it has the potential to provide.

I'm impressed that it works in Chrome on Linux with no additional plugins or craziness. Their interface is clumsy though, and could learn a lot about user interaction in 3d space from video games.

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Their interface is clumsy though, and could learn a lot about user interaction in 3d space from video games.

Yes. I was trying different things with the mouse to help me navigate and orient myself, but aside from zoom, it is just for selection. I'd like to see controls like with the Homeworld series of RTS games, where you can easily rotate around a selected item.

In general, I'm just seeing a sea of topics, without much sense for where I am in the information space. More could be done by varying the size and shape of the nodes to indicate relevance, popularity, or category. I don't think color is enough.

Interesting project!

[pmontra]

It works on Firefox Linux too.

It's possible to rotate the ship only on a 2D plane, we must use + and - to move on the 3rd axis. This makes navigation slow and goes against our reflexes built with years and years of videogames. I hope it gets added soon.

The nicest thing of this interface is being able to see the links to related pages/stars. For reading a page Wikipedia is best, but this is a better tool for exploring the network.

A suggestion: ESC to close a page.

[Apofis]

Funny, works in Chrome on Linux, but not Chromium.