Designing an infinite digital bookcase

Aaron Koblin and Bill Schilit from Google's Data Arts Team and Research have conceptualized an innovative digital bookcase that reimagines how digital books can be stored and accessed. This digital bookcase is designed as an infinite 3D helix, which users can navigate with their mouse, housing over 10,000 titles from Google Books across 28 subjects. Users can select a subject to explore, and a book can be brought to the forefront by clicking on it, revealing detailed information and a synopsis provided by the Google Books API. The interface is built using WebGL, enabling fast, hardware-accelerated 3D graphics in browsers like Google Chrome without additional plugins. Users can purchase or download books directly through links to books.google.com or via QR codes for mobile access. However, the experimental nature of this interface may require a modern browser and a powerful computer for optimal performance. For more innovative browser-based projects, users are encouraged to explore the Chrome Experiments gallery, which showcases creative works utilizing technologies like WebGL.

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