This is an example of possible animation inside the control cube.

Cube sketches

version 1, animated cube. texture of cube animated, graphic elements move.

version 2
same as version one, graphic elements extend to back ground of wall, and are animated

version3
red metallic cube

version 4
flat black surface, some graphic elements o cube and background

Collecting Student Content and Info

We’ll be collecting content/files from students by having them upload their work on a dedicated station w/ hard drive. The hard drive will be set up with a folder for each student, labeled by their NSU login/email ID (ex: bekek461). Within each student’s folder, there should be 10-12. 4-6 of these files will content that the students submit. The remaining files will be generated by us Viz people to fit specific formatting rules.

The info/details for each student (name, project name, department, description, etc.) will be collected through an online survey and stored in a MySQL database to be later pulled and generated into XML files used by VizRT.

Here’s the Excel spreadsheet that lists specs, rules, etc. for the files we’ll need. The second tab on the spreadsheet lists the questions to be asked via the online survey: vizFileSpecs.xls

Here’s a visual of the file structure (does not include files for video or audio…but these are allowed as well):

The format of the xml file generated for each student will be used to pull data that will display when is student is chosen to be viewed close up on the wall. The xml structure will look like this:

<student>
<name></name>
<home></home>
<dept></dept>
<career></career>
<pName></pName>
<medium></medium>
<longDesc></longDesc>
<tags>
<tag></tag>
<tag></tag>
<tag></tag>
</tags>
</student>

Things/Info we need to get this all done:

• Input from each department concerning the types of mediums for student artwork (need this for a drop down menu included in the survey)
• A list of all the students in the show, especially their NSU id/login
• A list of when all core/thesis classes meet during the week so we can schedule studio time with Maurice to take portraits

List of Questions for VizRt

1. Formats for video or audio? Example: Avi , Wav, mp3, etc…

Interactive Content Diagram

There is no click on picture to zoom in to see the text description so here it is:

6 Faces for each student (middle panel)

1. Student Profile
2. Work shot A
3. Work shot B
4. Work shot C
5. Logo
6. Close-up info

Content Description (right panel)

- Departmental
- Video / Work highlight
- Head shots
- Teachers introducing
- Funny deparment clips
- Workshops
- Student activity

Schedule for next 6 Weeks

6 Weeks Left!  (May 1)

Scripting: Rishi, Katrina and Donny
Animation sample: Viz Scene movie files, text and images – Darwien and Fabio

1) March 30:  6 cubes animated + scripted
2) April 6: Animation: 6 cubes animated + scripted   [ Collection of Media for AMT ]   Viz Scene movie files, text, etc…
3) April 13: Data build – 6 cubes animated + scripted   [Collection of Media for MFA DT]
[ Collection of Media for AMT ]
4) April 20: Fulltime – MFA+BFA Project   [ Collection of Media for AMT ]
5) April 27: Fulltime – MFA+BFA Project   [ Collection of Media for AMT ]
6) May 1: Fulltime – MFA+BFA Project   [ Collection of Media for AMT ]
Proof of functionality

* Note for the logo suggested title: Parsons School of Art Media

Test of animation for a single cube. Each face of the cube will show a specific information of the student.
The top of the cube opens and the student video shows up.
www.youtube.com/watch?
v=ihpeksAsomg

storyboards

Vizrt Animation Test (click to view video)

Interaction Mockup

Demo of  Pressure Sensor Interaction

the cubes stay in an ideal state until one of the pressure sensors are activated.

the cubes for a grid like menu structure when the pressure sensor infront of the touch screen is activated.

for other sensors, the cubes swarm towards the direction of the sensor.

To test,

sensor interaction demo

press ‘A’ key to activate the grid mode,

press ‘Q’ or ‘S’ keys to activate the swarm mode.