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<\/a><\/p>\nAmidst impending workloads from our various electives there has been a strain on the amount of feasible work\u00a0to be completed by our little team of four. Despite the odds we still pull together and implement as well as the rest of\u00a0them. Early in the week\u00a0Siddhesh\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>I<\/span>\u00a0refined the guided and teleport features by adding additional targets to the\u00a0navigational-mesh (the system responsible for guided the guest throughout the space to the predetermined locations\u00a0highlighting the main features of the space) to ensure the guests will be guided throughout the space in the most\u00a0realistic manner as if being guided through a renowned museum.<\/p>\n As standard, the algorithm controlling the tour finds the most direct path between two \u00a0designated points then,\u00a0once it arrives at a target, immediately continues to find the next one in the sequence and that\u2019s how the guest\u00a0perceives movement. In our case it wasn\u2019t realistic enough to fly the guest through the space so we knew that it had to\u00a0be the right speed and flow in order to feel \u2018correct\u2019. To accomplish this we added more targets to have the guest \u2018walk\u2019\u00a0around objects in a more realistic manner as opposed to cutting corners in sake of speed. Also, Siddhesh adapted his\u00a0original code to include a pause at each of the key targets allowing the guest to view the space and absorb what it is we\u00a0wanted to show them. Along with the pause we\u2019ve included an audio clip to inform the guest a little bit more about\u00a0exactly what it is they\u2019re currently viewing.<\/p>\n To iterate and build upon our kiosks we\u2019ve decided to add an additional six points of interaction. We decided to split the kiosks in the media gallery to have each type of artwork be displayed via its own unique kiosk. The idea behind this is to\u00a0give guests more to do within the space, to clearly demonstrate the diverse amount of potential media that can be displayed\u00a0and most importantly ensure the guests don\u2019t miss any content while enjoying their experience. Aside from media\u00a0gallery changes we\u2019ve added a kiosk in both the North-west and South facing points of the building. These kiosks will\u00a0allow guests to view the original Gigapan images, provided by our client, as well as experience the \u2018helicopter view\u2019 as\u00a0we have coined it. This kiosk will transport the guests view to the exterior of the building allowing them to do a 360-degree fly around and see what the building will look like from the exterior.<\/p>\n Our mini-map was also given an overhaul to include the newly added kiosks and some fine tuning to make it as\u00a0user-friendly\/informative as possible prior to our next round of play testing. Some features include a zooming function\u00a0that focuses into the location of the guest while they are walking but upon coming to a standstill will zoom out allowing\u00a0for the guest to see the building as a whole and where they are in relation to various points of interest within the space.\u00a0We will be focusing on tester\u2019s opinion of this system during play testing to ensure this is the best way to reveal\u00a0information to our guests.<\/p>\n This week we have lots of polishing and refining to do in order to prepare for guest testing next week but we are\u00a0excited and enthusiastic to get this product opened to the public as soon as possible. We would like to thank everyone\u00a0for their continued support throughout the development of this project and hope you enjoy the completed version as\u00a0much as we have enjoyed the creation process from within.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Team VT Newsletter (4\/2\/2012) Following our halves feedback from the week prior we decided to nail down our key points of interaction, main\u00a0features of content and overall our schedule as we move forward to our soft opening and final presentation … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n