PG02 - Cycle3 - Research - Remote Islands (28 Dec 2012)

Improvements:
1.Research - 3D models of Maps - how to get the data

"3D Island Model"

Topographic Maps
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f4/Galapagos_Islands_topographic_map-fr.png

http://www.gelib.com/usgs-topographic-maps-2.htm

"how to convert a topographic map into a 3D terrain map"

Unity Terrain Map / Height Map


2.Research - How to take the 3D model and create a 3D print


3.Research - Projections


4.Research - Users/Audience


5.Book meeting with Henry/Lawrence - visit to NMM - to book on 2 Jan 2013


6.Talk to Jake - Rapid Prototyping - 9 Jan 2013, find in office/send email

7.Talk to Jeremy - Seascape - 9 Jan 2013, find in office/send email

8.Talk to Laura - previous project on 3D printing/Fungus/Artwork - 2 Jan 2013, email?

9.Talk to Lydia - projection - 9 Jan 2013, email address?

10.Has it been done before? - Top down Projection onto an Island model, with an interactive headup touchscreen, featuring chat sessions with Islanders, stories about the islands, and a design your own island application.

Has it been done before?

"physical island model"


"island topography"

http://www.linz.govt.nz/topography/topo-maps/pacific-islands
http://ortho.linz.govt.nz/cook_island/aitutaki_high_res.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hawaii_Island_topographic_map-en.svg
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hawaii_Island_topographic_map-fr.svg


"island topographic map"Companies that produce topographic models:
http://www.invermodels.co.uk/portfolio03.shtml

"projection onto island model"

Yes, it has been done before!
http://web.engr.oregonstate.edu/~mjb/WebMjb/Papers/powvis98.pdfRear-Projecting Virtual Data onto Physical Terrain - Prince of Wales Island (1998)
(Rear-projected rather than top-down projection)

Clever projections with VVVV
http://vvvv.org/documentation/how-to-project-on-3d-geometry#virtual-cameras-perspective-is-different-to-real-world-projector-position

Experiment with creating an Island in Unity
(based on http://software-tips.wonderhowto.com/how-to/create-island-terrain-unity-3d-game-engine-261277/)