Virtual Desktops

LANT will be a focused version of Virtual desktop software. This kind of software is not new, but is only designed for a rather generalised audience. Many modern operating systems come with virtual desktop capabilities (many Linux distributions and OSX come with it as standard).

One of the applications that bring desktop virtualisation to Windows is called "Yet anOther Desktop Manager 3D" or Yodm3D.


Image of Yodm3d 1.4 from: www.klitetools.com

Yodm3D deals with four separate desktops at one time and the user can switch between them using a 3D accelerated cube effect at any time. It would be possible with LANT to include aesthetic changes between "states" or desktops like this, however it would not be a priority in the design, as the main focus would be what goes on in each state.