3D Timeline Visualization (Client)

[buddha314]

Summary

Create an immersive 3D timeline corridor in BabylonJS that visualizes documents from the API sorted by year, with interactive selection and search highlighting.

Priority: P2 (Medium)
Estimated Time: 12-16 hours
Labels: client, babylonjs, 3d, visualization, P2, phase-3

Key Tasks:

• Create Timeline3D component
• Generate document meshes from API data
• Position documents by year
• Add interactive selection (click/hover)
• Integrate search result highlighting
• Add VR/XR controller support
• Optimize performance (60+ FPS)

Dependencies:

• Issue Document API Integration (Client) #38: Document API Integration
• Issue Search Integration (Client) #39: Search Integration (for highlighting)