This is the web based part of the V MIT 2 Project material. For now it's
mainly for internal use.
Goal
The final goal of this project is to create a working environment for academic meetings in a virtual world. Along the way we plan to explore issues like differences between virtual world (VW) design and traditional IT design, how to support group design in VWs, and VW design issues in general.
About
The design group "The Swedish Polygon Company" consísts of the following people: Mikael Jakobsson (co-ordinator), Anna Croon (builder), Daniel Skog (builder), Helena Holmström (builder) and Erik Stolterman (spiritual leader).
We use an ActiveWorlds 40,000 square meters world restricted to eight simultaneous users, for the implementation of the Virtual MIT House 2.
Other material used in the design process includes 3D Studio Max®, Lego® (lots of it) and Simpsons© chess pieces.
Phase 1
In this first step we explored the possibilities and problems of using Lego
as a blueprint substitute. We made a legomodel called Four Rooms and rebuilt
it in the Virtual MIT House 2.
Pictures of Lego model 1 "Four rooms"
Phase 2
In this phase we try to build a conference center that we hope will actually
work as a place for people to meet and hold presentations and discussions.
Pictures of Lego model 2 "V MIT 2
Conference Center", ground floor
Pictures of Lego model 2 "V MIT 2 Conference
Center", first floor
Pictures of Lego model 2 "V MIT 2 Conference
Center", second floor
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