Navigating the 3D desktop may appeal to our spatial sensors better, but it's too cumbersome to wave the mouse around for windows all the time (especially for laptop users).
Instead, I think manufacturers should start adding buttons/knobs specifically for window navigation E.g. imagine the Griffin Power Knob for alt-tabbing. Or how about having the buttons in the taskbar line up with the F1-12 buttons on the keyboard, with F12 being "forward" or something. That would make the experience more intuitive and tactile.
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Navigating the 3D desktop may appeal to our spatial sensors better, but it's too cumbersome to wave the mouse around for windows all the time (especially for laptop users).
Instead, I think manufacturers should start adding buttons/knobs specifically for window navigation E.g. imagine the Griffin Power Knob for alt-tabbing. Or how about having the buttons in the taskbar line up with the F1-12 buttons on the keyboard, with F12 being "forward" or something. That would make the experience more intuitive and tactile.