The Interactive Dome Project

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The Interactive Dome Project

• Presentation - February 6, 2004

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Domies

• Ruth Comley, Artist
• Eben Myers, Producer/Designer
• Jen Smith, Programmer
• Greg Wieder, Artist
• Kerry Handron, Advisor
• Bean, Advisor/Sound

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The Dome
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What is the Dome Project?
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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
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Technology Projector/Lens
Epson PowerLite 715c
Elumens Lens
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Technology - Engine
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Technology Digital Sky
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Technology Digital Sky
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Technology - Engine
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Technology - Engine
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Technology - BVW
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Technology Input Devices
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Technology Input Devices

• Trackers
• Mouse
• ARToolKit
• Laser Pointers (part way)

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Technology Input Devices

• Untested input devices
• Laser Pointers
• Biofeedback
• Joysticks
• Floor Sensors
• IR
• Microphones
• LEDs
• RF

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Technology - Stitcher
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Technology - Chromadepth
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Domites
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Domites
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Domites - Backgrounds
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Domites - Backgrounds
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Domites Interactions

• Painting
• Moving
• Spliting

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Domites

• Painting interaction ready
• Mouse ready
• Trackers almost ready

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Domites
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Domites

• Whats left for Domites?
• Testing more inputs
• Completing the experience
• Playtesting (Friday the 13th)

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Further Work

• Second Experience Ideas
• Underwater
• Black White-style god game
• Rollercoaster Tycoon
• Time Machine
• Mars Fantasy
• Runaway Train

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Schedule

• Feb. 13 Domites complete. Playtest at CMNH.
  Begin work on second experience.
• Mar. 3 Mid-Semester Presentations Present
  finished version of Domites and concept work for
  second prototype.
• Apr. 23 Playtest at CMNH
• Apr. 30 Soft Opening Show completed,
  playtested second experience.
• May. 10 Final Presentations Show both
  prototypes.

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come up to rm. 5420 to see the dome and talk
to us

• Technical Issues
• Panda
• Setting the volume of sounds
• Stitch lines on spherical projection
• Joysticks
• Projector
• Dome coverage (some computers get more than
  others)

Special Thanks ToThe Panda TeamDnardo
ColucciPaul BourkeSteve Audia