Safespaces: An open source 3D / Virtual Reality Desktop
What it is
A one-minute demo of Safespaces, an open source 3D and VR desktop built on the Arcan project.
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN mentions it as a cool VR desktop idea from the Arcan author's demo channel, even if somewhat a novelty.
- 1 people recommended it
- 1 different months
- 0 strong recommendations
- first 2018, last 2025
What HN commenters said
“The youtube channel[2] has some exciting [3] videos.”
Arcan author's channel has exciting demo videos, including this 3D VR desktop.
bhattisatish, 2018-06 · Recommendation · in “Revisiting the Arcan Project”
Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.
Topics: arcan, virtual reality, desktop environment, open source, linux
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