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Virtual Worlds for Design 2007-08

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Presentation <ul><li>Class overview </li></ul><ul><li>Second Life </li></ul><ul><li>Videos </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Introduction to class (5:33) </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Strathclyde University’s island (1:44) </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Jack’s project (1:43) </li></ul></ul><ul><li>Student projects </li></ul>

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<ul><li>CAD systems can be used to simulate proposed or existing designs. </li></ul><ul><li>Internet communications tools can be used to form virtual online communities. </li></ul><ul><li>Recently, these technologies have been combined to form virtual worlds, rich modelling environments in which users can experience 3D environments, interact with others, and establish online communities. </li></ul><ul><li>This class investigates how one can use a virtual world for designing, prototyping and simulation. </li></ul>

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Areas of investigation in virtual worlds <ul><li>Identity </li></ul><ul><li>Communicating and collaborating </li></ul><ul><li>Designing </li></ul><ul><li>Building </li></ul><ul><li>Presentation </li></ul><ul><li>Marketing </li></ul><ul><li>Teaching and learning </li></ul><ul><li>Real vs. virtual worlds </li></ul><ul><ul><li>boundaries, links, behaviours and needs </li></ul></ul>

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Tools used <ul><li>Second Life virtual world </li></ul><ul><li>Blogs </li></ul><ul><li>Wikis (collaborative web pages) </li></ul><ul><li>Online forum </li></ul><ul><li>Skype (voice over internet) </li></ul><ul><li>Panoramic photography </li></ul><ul><li>Image processing & movie making software </li></ul>

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Second Life is a 3-D virtual world created entirely by its Residents. <ul><li>It can be considered a </li></ul><ul><li>3D Web </li></ul><ul><li>Learning environment </li></ul><ul><li>Design, prototyping & simulation environment </li></ul><ul><li>Social environment </li></ul><ul><li>Marketing environment </li></ul><ul><li>Presentation & communication environment </li></ul><ul><li>Game </li></ul>

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Immersive reconstruction…

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… Traditional architectural designs…

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… and those not possible in Real Life

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Dynamic art installations

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Reflexive Architecture / Generative Design

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Collaborative design processes

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Introduction to Virtual Worlds class (5:33) http://blip.tv/file/985971

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Class meeting…gravity not required

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First student builds…Seating

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Student pods

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Class exhibition John Rodger & Scott Gordon

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Class exhibition John Rodger & Scott Gordon

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Class exhibition John Rodger & Scott Gordon <ul><li>Reflexive display panels </li></ul>

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Class exhibition John Rodger & Scott Gordon <ul><li>Reflexive display panels </li></ul>

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Class exhibition John Rodger & Scott Gordon <ul><li>Reflexive display panels </li></ul>

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Media Theatre Scott Thomson

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Media Theatre Scott Thomson

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Media Theatre Scott Thomson

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Media Theatre Scott Thomson

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Media Theatre Scott Thomson

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Machinima Kathryn O’Hare <ul><li>Introduction to Virtual Worlds class </li></ul><ul><li>Strathclyde island </li></ul><ul><li>Jack’s Project </li></ul>

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Strathclyde University’s island An early incarnation December 2007 (1:44) http://blip.tv/file/985970

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Strathclyde Info Centre Jack Shepherd <ul><li>Reflexive Architecture </li></ul>

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Strathclyde Info Centre Jack Shepherd

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Strathclyde Info Centre Jack Shepherd <ul><li>‘ Holodeck’ pod changer </li></ul>

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Strathclyde Info Centre Jack Shepherd <ul><li>‘ Holodeck’ pod changer </li></ul>

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Strathclyde Info Centre Jack Shepherd

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Jack’s Project (1:43) http://blip.tv/file/985969

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Virtual Reality Room Gavin Scott <ul><li>360 panoramas… </li></ul>

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Virtual Reality Room Gavin Scott <ul><li>… in a sky box with surrounding info-pods </li></ul>

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Virtual Reality Room Gavin Scott <ul><li>Panoramic immersion…this is not Photoshopped! </li></ul>

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Virtual Reality Room Gavin Scott <ul><li>Panoramic immersion…this is not Photoshopped! </li></ul>

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Virtual Reality Room Gavin Scott <ul><li>Panoramic immersion…this is not Photoshopped! </li></ul>

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Virtual Reality Room Gavin Scott <ul><li>Panoramic immersion…this is not Photoshopped! </li></ul>

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Never Ending Tower Himanshu Thakkar <ul><li>From this, as you climb… </li></ul>

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Never Ending Tower Himanshu Thakkar <ul><li>… to this </li></ul>

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Never Ending Tower Himanshu Thakkar

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Never Ending Tower Himanshu Thakkar

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Never Ending Tower Himanshu Thakkar <ul><li>The fast way down </li></ul>

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Wikitecture <ul><li>Open source, collaborative method of designing in-world </li></ul>

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Wikitecture <ul><li>Open Architecture Network’s 2008 Asia Challenge </li></ul><ul><li>Competition entry </li></ul>

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Studio Wikitecture’s competition entry won <ul><li>3 rd prize in the Open Architecture Network’s 2008 Asia Challenge (design of a health clinic in Nepal) </li></ul><ul><li>Overall Founder’s Award ( from 566 entries) for ‘ embracing a truly collaborative way of working using online crowd sourcing and Second Life as a way to create a highly participatory design approach’ </li></ul>

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Virtual Worlds team <ul><li>Tutor </li></ul><ul><li>Dr. Scott Chase </li></ul><ul><li>Students </li></ul><ul><li>Scott Gordon </li></ul><ul><li>Kathryn O’Hare </li></ul><ul><li>John Rodger </li></ul><ul><li>Gavin Scott </li></ul><ul><li>Jack Shepherd </li></ul><ul><li>Himanshu Thakkar </li></ul><ul><li>Scott Thomson </li></ul>