Framework for designing physics-based graphical user interface

A machine-readable medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform a method, the method comprising:

• displaying a plurality of visually linked patches in a first window of a graphics development framework, the patches representing a graphics composition as a part of a physics-based graphical user interface (GUI) which when rendered, animates a physical movement of a graphics object of the physics-based GUI;
• displaying a feedback patch to visually provide a feedback from an output of the composition to an input of the composition, such that a subsequent physical movement of the graphics object is determined based on a previous physical movement of the graphics object;
• and
• instantly rendering and displaying a result of rendering in a second window of the graphics development framework, simulating the physical movement of the graphical object.

A data processing system, comprising:

• a display device;
• a processor;
• and
• a memory for storing instructions therein, which when executed from the memory, cause the processor to
• display on the display device a plurality of visually linked patches in a first window of a graphics development framework, the patches representing a graphics composition as a part of a physics-based graphical user interface (GUI) which when rendered, animates a physical movement of a graphics object of the physics-based GUI,
• display on the display device a feedback patch to visually provide a feedback from an output of the composition to an input of the composition, such that a subsequent physical movement of the graphics object is determined based on a previous physical movement of the graphics object, and
• instantly rendering and displaying on the display device a result of rendering in a second window of the graphics development framework, simulating the physical movement of the graphical object.