Indiana University of Pennsylvania
 
  
April 28 Presentation
Implementation Plan Evaluation 

Project Value
 

Time table 

Benchmarks 

March 31 progress 
report 

April 14 progress 
report

Implementation Plan 

The implementation plan for the IUP South Campus VRML Project is: 

VRML buildings 

Graphics directory 

Sounds directory 

VRML Objects directory 

Elevation Grid  
Progress

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 elevation grid node. This area includes approximately 554,000 square meters of land. 
  • Expertise needed: possible programming skills if CAD files are translatable. Otherwise, mathematics skills and data entry of coordinate points of the landscape grid 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 modeled 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, 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. If time permits, 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.