[ Memory Palace ]
A Y790 ProjectY790 - Spring 2008
This website serves as documentation for a Y790 project. It chronicles the development of a memory palace using the Virtools development environment.
20-Feb-2008 Constrained Navigation Billboard
Modified the previous billboard application to use a form of
navigation which is similar to flipping through a Powerpoint
presentation. I made 2 versions: one which flips between the slides
instantaneously, and another which includes a short transition
between slides.
View the Demo
(requires the Virtools web plug-in from virtools.com)
View the Demo with interpolation
(requires the Virtools web plug-in from virtools.com)
Instructions:
Press the up and down keys to shuffle through the slides.
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04-Feb-2008 Simple Billboard App
Implemented a simple walkthrough of a talk on quaternions. Each slide in
the talk is presented as a billboard on the side of the road. The user then
walks down the road looking up at the billboards to view the talk.
View the Demo (requires the Virtools
web plug-in from virtools.com)
Instructions:
Press the A, W, S, D keys to walk/strafe. Click and drag the left mouse
button to look around.
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25-Jan-2008 First Test
The first memory palace test. Implemented a virtual world using a sample
mountain environment which is provided with Virtools. First tests with interactivity
include walking up to objects and having information about them appear. One object
loads a webpage in the user's default browser. The other pops up a billboard with
information about that object (which, unfortunately, is not textured properly).
View the Demo (requires the Virtools
web plug-in from virtools.com)
Instructions:
Press the A, W, S, D keys to walk/strafe. Click and drag the left mouse
button to look around. Walk near the object on the right and press the
L (for link) key to open a web page describing the object. Walk near the
object on the left and press the I (for info) key to pop up a billboard
describing the object.
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