SmartScape

SmartScape is (or was...) planned to be a visual, topological organisation system for files and ideas, based on the notion of constructing a city; basically a much more visual and inventive 'Explorer' for Windows or 'Finder' for Mac.

 

The city perspective was a 3D isometric view. Code development for this project so far (and maybe forever!) is demonstrated below: as you move the mouse pointer over the grid, an efficient ActionScript algorithm determines which isometric square the bottom corner of the building should be snapped to...