Web 3D. Three Dimensional Internet for Arts and Sciences. This course will create a three-dimensional interactive online model of the sacred site. Sacred natural or cultural elements within this earth environment will be selected by the student and embellished with higher levels of detail. The student will team up with a high school student from the region. The high school student will assist the college student by gathering data from environmental surveys and maps to create 3D interactive elements for the SEW environment. The semester will progress from entry of general structural, geographical and environmental information to greater resolution through modeling and rendering techniques. The landform or structure will be created first and then the student will continue to add more precision in form and content. This will include the creation of plant and animal species, biome properties and / or cultural artifacts unique to or representative of the sacred site. The final critique will include the insertion of local wisdom and lore gathered from documents, living indigenous peoples or spiritual and environmental visionaries.
1 Introduction to Maya
2 Surveys and Maps
3 Creating Models
4 Critique 1
5 Introduction to X3D
6 Connecting Worlds
7 Traversing Worlds
8 Critique 2
9 Guest Technologist & Artist
10 Adding Sound
11 Dynamic Effects
12 Critique 3
13 Field Trip to Selected Site
14 Wisdom Interviews
15 Fine Tuning
16 Critique 4
CRITIQUE 1 : Submit a 3D model of the landform or structure.
CRITIQUE 2: Submit Web 3D (online and interactive) model of the landform or structure.
CRITIQUE 3: Submit Web3D environment with species or cultural artifacts that include sound or dynamic effects.
CRITIQUE 4: Submit Web3D environment with wisdom, lore or interviews.
WRITING COMPONENT: At the conclusion of the course, the student submits written evaluations of the site, process and project to the SEW online repository.
Each student is automatically a member of the SEW Cooperative.
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