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The EcoRaft Project: A Multi-Device, Multi-User Museum Exhibit. Bill Tomlinson UC Irvine wmt@uci.edu Massive Games Event 4/20/06. Museum Exhibit about Restoration Ecology. Virtual islands Collecting boxes Restore habitat. Collaboration. Computer scientists Ecologists Museum staff
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The EcoRaft Project: A Multi-Device, Multi-User Museum Exhibit Bill Tomlinson UC Irvine wmt@uci.edu Massive Games Event 4/20/06
Museum Exhibit about Restoration Ecology • Virtual islands • Collecting boxes • Restore habitat
Collaboration • Computer scientists • Ecologists • Museum staff • Educators • Animators • Sound designers • Nicholas Fdn. • Emulex • Calit2
Implementation • Synthetic Characters code base • IrDA and Ethernet • JOGL graphics • Accelerometers • Webcams
Evaluation • 2500 prototype testers at Discovery Science Center, SIGGRAPH, and other venues. • 40 interviews
Future Work • Network of regional exhibits • Six science centers and museums so far • Other multi-devicesystems
Demo tonight! • Upstairs, room 3100