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South Campus VRML World

  1. HTML pages will introduce the project and include textual and graphical information about the  South Campus expansion project.
    Expertise needed: research and writing skills; knowledge of HTML, knowledge about
    use of scanning equipment/software.
  2. We will map out the landscape of the South Campus area in detail using the VRML. This area includes approximately 554,000 square meters of land.   Expertise needed: mathematics skills and data entry of coordinate points of the landscape into
    VRML files.
  3. Using simple geometric shapes, 35 buildings and 12 features such as ponds, athletic fields
    and parking lots will be modeled and given appropriate colors.
    Expertise needed: skill in VRML modeling, mathematics skills to plot buildings/features
    correctly.
  4. The exterior of the President's residence will be modified from last years South Campus Project in more detail. The interior will
    be given special attention, including VRML furnishings, artwork, etc.
    Expertise needed: skill in VRML modeling, Ray Dream 3D proficiency, Internet
    information gathering, interior design knowledge.
  5. Audio files will be included in the VRML world and modified from the previous South Campus project, such as a doorbell sound at the front door of the President's residence, bird sounds near the nature center and ponds, football game sounds near the stadium, etc.
    Expertise needed: VRML knowledge, Internet information gathering.
  6. Viewpoints will be created for a walkthrough of the South Campus.
    Expertise needed: VRML knowledge.
  7. More detail will be given to the exterior of other buildings, such as the
    Greek Village, and appropriate graphics will be mapped onto the shapes. Needed graphics
    will be found on the WWW or created from photographs taken with a digital camera.
    Expertise needed: VRML knowledge, photographic skills, Internet information
    gathering.