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Recreating history in virtual reality
Liminal 360 is a Melbourne-based VR agency that created an interactive VR experience recreating the Coops Shot Tower in 1890s Melbourne. The temporary installation at Melbourne Central Shopping Center allowed over 3000 users to experience what the Shot Tower was like during its early years of operation, in collaboration with a local historian. Creating a smooth-running, glitch-free VR experience with constant lines of users posed challenges, but the project exceeded its goal of 1000 uses and provided valuable lessons for Liminal 360.
Recreating history in virtual reality
- 1. Recreating history inVirtual Reality A post-mortem look at the Melbourne Central Coops Shot Tower Experience
- 2. Who is Liminal360 • Melbourne based creative agency focussed exclusively on VR • Three teams: business, research and creative • Strong focus on neuroaesthetic design • Working in real-estate, retail, design, medical and more
- 3. And who amI!?
- 4. Coops Shot Tower •Built in 1890 at the peak of Melbourne’s golden age • Remains iconic landmark – it’s the most instagrammed building in Melbourne! • Most people these days have no idea what a shot tower was for
- 5. Even those whohave observed Mr. Coop’s sky sign can have little idea of the business he conducts… - Unknown author, The Illustrated Australian News December 1, 1891
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- 7. The project –a collaboration Virtual Reality + Historical Recreation + Brand Activation
- 8. The concept • Temporaryinstallation in Melbourne Central Shopping Center • HTC Vive within a constructed installation • Real-time, interactive experience of the Shot Tower in its first years of use • Collaborate with local historical author Dale Campisi for historical accuracy and narration • Target of 1000 uses throughout installation month of September 2016
- 9. So up Iwent!
- 10. So up Iwent!
- 12. Tools used • GameEngine: Unity • Modelling: Blender • Materials: Substance Painter • Audio: Reaper, Audacity
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- 14. The easy part:physical setup
- 15. The hard part:smooth running
- 16. No tolerance fortypical ‘VR Glitches’ • Near-constant queues means there’s no time for: • Re-calibrating the room • Rebooting • Closing and re-opening the app • Re-pairing controllers • Or basically anything at all other than perfect operation
- 17. Not to mentionVIPs
- 18. Staff are everything– seriously!!!
- 19. ~3000 uses throughoutSeptember
- 20. Tripled usage targets– and much learning was had by all