email mailbox as a 3D airport

8 November 2007

3dairport.jpg
an email mailbox represented as a 3D, virtual LAX airport. in this "world's coolest email program", based on the origin or destination of the email, each message is depicted by any of over 80 world airlines (e.g. for UK, it comes by Virgin or British Airways). emails with attachments are carried by the couriers: FedEx, UPS, DHL, and CargoLux. in addition to the pilot chatter & roaring engine noises, the 3D world depicts both day & night scenes.

do not miss the very 'catchy' trailer, available after the break.

[link: 3dmailbox.com|via uhasselt.be]

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speechless. why, why, why?

This was the software once called "the worst application ever". It is astonishingly pointless.

As a librarian, I applaud the merging of information and visualization... and fun. To say it's pointless misses the point. It's a practical application, which is ALSO a fun application. The Porsche is a pointless commuter car, but it sure is fun to drive (or so I heard).

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