SkyNET Visualization Team

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SkyNET Visualization Team

• Demo and Architecture Overview

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This Presentation

• Visualization Architecture for SkyNET
• User Interface Overview
• Demonstration
• Modular Architecture
• Devices (Sound, Tablet, Graphics, etc.)
• Game Interface

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View Team Goals

• Provide a Compelling User Interface for
  Manipulating the Game
• Create an easily extendable architecture for
  different devices and presentations
• Make it fun and easy to use SkyNet!

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View Architecture
Sound
Graphics
Mouse
Keyboard
View State (IR)
Logging
Timing Services
SkyNET View
Commands Issued By User
Object Events Chat Messages Etc.
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View

• Provides an Architecture for Extensible Devices
• Abstracts Communication between the Local Model
  and the Devices

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User Interface

1. User Starts the Application
2. Authentication
3. Grid Selection
4. Initialize the Game
5. Start the Game

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Login Screen
Username
Password
Login
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Grid Selection
Europe 0 Active Users
Australia 4 Active Users
United States 3 Active Users You have Active
Troops in this region.
Join
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Loading Screen

• Loading
• Loading Map
• Initializing Devices
• Starting Simulation

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User Interface
Toolbar and Menu
Actual Simulation in 3D Tilted Overhead View
Object Information (Name and Stats) and Mini-map
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User Interface (Expanded)
Toolbar and Menu
Actual Simulation in 3D Tilted Overhead View
Issued Commands to Selected Troops
Object Information (Name and Stats) and Mini-map
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Demonstration

• View Application
• Empty Framework with Model Connected
• Demonstrate Devices
• Model
• Simple Model with Terrain and one Troop
• Hex Terrain with Random Types
• Troop can be moved

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Devices

• Direct3D Graphics Renderer
• Provides simple Terrain and Troop Visualization
• DirectInput Mouse Device
• Mouse Input
• Tablet PC Pen Device
• Inking Visualization
• DirectSound Background Music Device
• Random Background Music
• Console
• Provides a diagnostic interface for the View

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Future Devices

• Devices
• Simple 2D Viewing Device
• Tablet Gesture Recognition Device
• Speech Synthesis Device
• Speech Recognition Device
• PocketPC Interfacing Device

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Thank you

• Many details and implementation are still being
  finalized every day
• Feedback is very important in creating the final
  product