Friday 28 December 2012

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.pdf
Rear-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/)






Sunday 16 December 2012

Research into Concept - for NMM - (16 Dec 2012)

Improvements:

1.Research - 3D models of Maps - how to get the data
Google Search Term: 'how to find 3D island map data'

https://support.google.com/gmm/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=2650347
Maps for Mobile devices

http://blog.telemapics.com/?p=399
Local search/Geospatial information

GIS - Graphical information system

POI database ? - Points of Interest

Island undiscovered by Scientists
http://www.news.com.au/technology/sci-tech/scientists-on-southern-surveyor-un-discover-island-which-appears-on-google-maps/story-fn5fsgyc-1226522365171

1b.Research - How to take a 2D map and convert it into a 3D model
Google search term: 'unity how to convert an island from flat map to 3D model'

http://software-tips.wonderhowto.com/how-to/create-island-terrain-unity-3d-game-engine-261277/
Terrain extrusion and texturing

1c.Research - Existing 3D map data ?
'island 3D map data'

http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-10410320-264.html
Navteq supplying Microsoft with 3D map data, for it's mapping services

http://www.navteq.com/


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


6.Talk to Jake - Rapid Prototyping


7.Talk to Jeremy - Seascape


8.Talk to Laura - previous project on 3D printing/Fungus/Artwork


9.Talk to Lydia - projection


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.

Google search term: 'top down projection onto an island model'

King George Island Spatial Data Model
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF02826979?LI=true
(distributed GIS / DGIS)





Wednesday 5 December 2012

PG02-Cycle3 Presentation of Concept - (05 Dec 2012)


1.Lola's presentation - Mind Wonder
1st priority - stimulate users curiosity
User is not getting enough from the static story
Looking at Mobile Android and iOS
Foursquare - detects where you are, points or discounts are offered, but does not give info about a building
Interaction with Social networks
Draws visitors into the exhibition

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identify value with stakeholders
focused application
sketch based prototype
Value
Interviews
Prototype
Visitor Scenario
Platform requirements
Project report

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Notes: - Brittas feedback
- Be clear about what they have in place
- alternative solution of another museum who is really good
- identify good practice already
- look at user journeys/user experience
- get actual quotes from visitors/staff
- give them an idea of costs for solutions
- use NMM as a case study, as a generic study example for all Museums

- mobile location service company / iphone development

- heatmap, less visited areas - promote/encourage
- based on sound? earphones? - polls/studies
- find clear evidence to back up thoughts
- stage 1 - offer this much
- study user journey
- study user experience

- look at funding source for museum

2.Kieron's Presentation - Interal lit glass touchscreen
- Looked at the specifics of the brief
- Shipping has massively defined the world, over 500 years
- Archives are cold
- Looking at Data Visualisation
- Glass with infra-red light, bounces through the glass, cannot escape
- picked up by infra-red camera
- supports multi-touch
- needs to engage the user
- ways of interacting with it
- children?
- navigate in a random way, people just exploring a database without realising it, through the visuals
- Touchscreen - Hardware
- Cinder - software

Brittas feedback:
- find examples of archives, how do they archive, BFI, etc?
- show good practice, what is out there already.
- phase 1 - installation of glass - internal reflection
- create the software driver, to capture the camera events
- scripted lighting technology
- Infusion

3.Peters Presentation - 3D stereoscopic stop motion film of the Sea
- contemplative
- sublime
360 degree time motion

4.My Presentation - Remote Island Stories














Improvements:
1.Research - 3D models of Maps - how to get the data
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
6.Talk to Jake - Rapid Prototyping
7.Talk to Jeremy - Seascape
8.Talk to Laura - previous project on 3D printing/Fungus/Artwork
9.Talk to Lydia - projection
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.

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