The Interactive Dome Project

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The Interactive Dome Project

• Mid-Semester Presentation
• March 3, 2004

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Domies
Ruth Comley, Artist
Eben Myers, Producer/Designer
Greg Wieder, Artist
Bean, Advisor/Sound
Jen Smith, Programmer
Kerry Handron, Advisor
Josh Hailpern, Intern not pictured
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The Dome
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Where Did It Come From?
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Goals

• Get the technology for interactivity up and
  running.
• Explore whats effective and what's not in the
  dome environment.
• Create and package an original interactive
  experience.
• Documentation.

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Technology Projector/Lens
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Technology - Engine
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Technology Input Devices

• Trackers
• Mouse
• Gyromouse
• ARToolKit
• X-Arcade Joysticks
• X-Arcade Trackball
• DDR Pad
• Laser Pointers (underway)

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Technology Digital Sky
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Technology - Stitcher
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Technology - Chromadepth
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Process
Our Semester
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PaintingMovingSplittingExplosions!!!
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• working title
• Goals
• Create a goal directed, themed experience
• Leverage strengths of dome environment
• Animatic
• Artwork here.

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Mini/Parallel/In-between Work
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Mini/Parallel/In-between Work
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Mini/Parallel/In-between Work
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Mini/Parallel/In-between Work
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Mini/Parallel/In-between Work

• ETC Propaganda
• Reading papers
• Documentation

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Challenges/Lessons Learned

• Lack of Engineering Manpower
• Unfamiliarity with Panda
• Brought on Josh
• Ruth learning Panda
• Two Project Model

• Playtest readiness
• Playtest was still valuable
• Next project has several dates built-in to ensure
  readiness

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Future

• Finish Dome Trek
• Production
• Playtesting
• Side Project with Biofeedback
• Add artwork here!

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Schedule

• Apr. 2 First prototype done
• Apr. 16 Experience finalized
• Apr. 23 Playtest at CMNH
• Apr. 30 Soft Opening Show completed,
  playtested second experience.
• May. 10 Final Presentations

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Special Thanks ToThe Panda TeamDavid
RoseDnardo ColucciPaul BourkeSteve Audia
Questions?