In this system, individual
elements are displaced and magnified around the edge of a transparent
sphere.
Spherical Magnification is a three
dimensional displacement technique that conserves valuable computational
resources. The system works by defining a reactive object in continual
watch of the mouse.
Pressing the mouse button down creates
a momentary increase in the amount of magnification (7x vs. 4x).

figure a.
In this example, the spherical magnification object has been modified
to include a single letter.
When
the mouse comes within a specified distance of the object, the object
is first pushed away, then attracted to the mouse as it draws nearer.
In addition, the object is magnified by a sinusoidal relationship
to the distance from the mouse.
The
effect is a reactive field of objects that appear to be magnified
by a lens controlled by the mouse.

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