Editing Graphical user interface (section)

=== In science fiction ===
3D GUIs have appeared in [[science fiction]] literature and [[Science fiction film|films]], even before certain technologies were feasible or in common use.<ref>{{cite web |last=Dayton |first=Tom |title=Object-Oriented GUIs are the Future |url=http://openmct.blogspot.com/2012/08/object-oriented-guis-are-future.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810170239/http://openmct.blogspot.com/2012/08/object-oriented-guis-are-future.html |archive-date=10 August 2014 |access-date=23 August 2012 |work=OpenMCT Blog}}</ref>

* In prose fiction, 3D GUIs have been portrayed as immersible environments, [[coined term|coined]] as [[William Gibson]]'s "[[cyberspace]]" and [[Neal Stephenson]]'s "[[metaverse]]" and "[[avatar (computing)|avatars]]".
* The 1993 American film ''[[Jurassic Park (film)|Jurassic Park]]'' features [[Silicon Graphics]]' 3D file manager File System Navigator, a real-life file manager for [[Unix]] operating systems.
* The film [[Minority Report (film)|''Minority Report'']] has scenes of police officers using specialized 3D data systems.