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Virtual World, Virtual Class Teaching Virtual Design within a Virtual World The Art Institute

Virtual World, Virtual Class Teaching Virtual Design within a Virtual World The Art Institute of Pittsburgh – Online Division Dr. Stephen L Guynup X 3 D: Delivering New Dimensions on the Web! Web 3 d Tech Talk Wednesday 28 July, 2010

old news. . . § I teach Game Design for the Art Institute of

old news. . . § I teach Game Design for the Art Institute of Pittsburgh – Online Division in an online multiuser 3 D world § Not for grant money § Not for publication (which is a pain) § It works and I enjoy it. . . Virtual Class // Dr Stephen L Guynup - sguynup@aii. edu

old news. . . § No dollhouses § No playing dress up § No

old news. . . § No dollhouses § No playing dress up § No Second. Life. . . I‘ve got work to do § Magic Space, Power. Point, and Shape. Shifting. . . Virtual Class // Dr Stephen L Guynup - sguynup@aii. edu

new news. . . § I‘m teaching my online students to build content §

new news. . . § I‘m teaching my online students to build content § X 3 D/VRML – Multiuser Worlds, just export from 3 DS Max or Maya § Post the file online – and just by putting the Exit Reality or ABNet Server URL before your X 3 D/VRML file = a world - no coding! § So, what to build first - I do poetry. . . Virtual Class // Dr Stephen L Guynup - sguynup@aii. edu

Poetry is a great startin point § Modeling, Textures, Animation, Interaction § No one

Poetry is a great startin point § Modeling, Textures, Animation, Interaction § No one wins (or loses) at poetry § There is no scoring, a bad poem can be a good poem § Flexible design, easy to shift and adapt. . what‘s key. . . § Shows the relationship between Story and Space § Unconventional Narratives lead to Unconventional Spaces Virtual Class // Dr Stephen L Guynup - sguynup@aii. edu

Value of Poetry § This very classroom and interactive methodology began with virtual poetry

Value of Poetry § This very classroom and interactive methodology began with virtual poetry readings some 15 years ago Virtual Class // Dr Stephen L Guynup - sguynup@aii. edu

Digital Trailer Park § Following week I did a mash up of unfinished poems

Digital Trailer Park § Following week I did a mash up of unfinished poems Virtual Class // Dr Stephen L Guynup - sguynup@aii. edu

Sorry No Pictures ; ( Virtual Class // Dr Stephen L Guynup - sguynup@aii.

Sorry No Pictures ; ( Virtual Class // Dr Stephen L Guynup - sguynup@aii. edu Sweeping vistas and hillsides blended with huge tree, interactive objects, and my original space. . . But one guy was missing. . .

§ Happy students § They learned a lot § One got a job web

§ Happy students § They learned a lot § One got a job web 3 ddesign 2010. org sguynup@aii. edu Virtual Class // Dr Stephen L Guynup - sguynup@aii. edu