ARCH 4751: Modifying Exhibit Design Using an Immersive Virtual Environment Tool
During Fall Quarter 1997, 24 students from the ARCH 4751 class on the Psychology
of Environmental Design completed a design project using an immersive virtual
environment tool. The project was to modify the existing design of the main
gorilla habitat at Zoo Atlanta.
Students were given a brief instructional session, then used the tool to
make modifications including the placing of trees, rocks, and tufts of grass,
the choice of topology, and the location and viewing angle of visitor
viewpoints. Students were "immersed" in the habitat using VE technology
(head-mounted display and tracking system), and interacted with the system
and the environment using a stylus and an interface tablet.
The following pages contain images of the students' work - snapshots from
various key viewpoints and pictures of other important elements:
- Group 1: Jennifer Cunningham, Chris Ledbetter, and Ben Trapp
- Group 2: Josh Andrews, Ryan Deaton-Crooks, and Marisa Rolfson
- Group 3: David McLaren, Sejal Patel, and Debra Stephenson
- Group 4: Michael Hyde, Jonathan Lacrosse, and Scott Muir
- Group 5: Peter Allen, Marco Nicotera, and Laura Slate
- Group 6: Andrew King, Jeremy Taylor, and Sophie Van Doosselaere
- Group 7: Ryan Hooper, Daniel Maas, and Mariam Mojdehi
- Group 8: Trasie Adams, Kenny Endo, and Shawn Maxwell
For more information, contact:
Doug Bowman (bowman@cc.gatech.edu)
Graphics, Visualization, and Usability Center
College of Computing
801 Atlantic Drive
Atlanta, GA 30332-0280
(404) 894-5104